Buffalo County vs. Custer County

Buffalo County (NE)Custer County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)49,61510,840
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)7.6%-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)46,09910,943
Population, Census, April 1, 201046,10210,939
Persons under 5 years, percent7.0%6.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.5%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.5%22.4%
Female persons, percent50.0%50.2%
White alone, percent94.8%97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.8%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.2%3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent86.5%94.2%
Veterans, 2014-20182,503837
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.6%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)20,6375,658
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201863.5%69.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$165,800$94,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,374$1,060
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$522$478
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$776$643
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.7%6.9%
Building permits, 201818927
Households, 2014-201819,1654,846
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.21
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201875.8%87.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.8%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.1%83.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.3%70.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201893.0%92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.7%20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.8%8.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.6%11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201873.7%66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.9%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)121,71110,714
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)453,64643,960
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,254,48577,763
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)966,976143,360
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,373$13,348
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201815.015.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,952$49,891
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,184$33,294
Persons in poverty, percent10.7%12.0%
Total employer establishments, 20171,692381
Total employment, 201723,4072,945
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)848,54998,347
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.6%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,9641,173
All firms, 20124,7021,254
Men-owned firms, 20122,433548
Women-owned firms, 20121,157416
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,2091,177
Veteran-owned firms, 2012242106
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,0231,069
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200722.9%20.2%
Population per square mile, 201047.64.2
Land area in square miles, 2010968.112,575.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Buffalo county (NE) and Custer county (NE) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.