Custer County vs. Prairie County

	Custer County (MT)	Prairie County (MT)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11,586	1,087
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-1.0%	-7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	11,699	1,179
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	11,699	1,179
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.3%	17.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.0%	31.8%
Female persons, percent	49.9%	49.1%
White alone, percent	94.4%	94.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.5%	0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	2.4%	1.1%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.0%
Two or More Races, percent	2.0%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.6%	4.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.4%	90.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	999	170
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.6%	1.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,700	679
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	68.7%	86.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$160,700	$109,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,196	$885
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$401	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$740	$588
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.7%	2.9%
Households, 2014-2018	4,889	540
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	82.6%	93.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.6%	3.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	79.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	74.9%	73.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	92.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	22.5%	20.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.6%	10.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.0%	11.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	68.5%	60.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	67.9%	59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	28,523	593
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	256,660	6,484
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$21,590	$5,604
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	12.0	12.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$55,841	$47,250
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$30,123	$28,087
Persons in poverty, percent	12.5%	13.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	424	36
Total employment, 2017	4,030	142
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	136,342	4,072
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-8.7%	-2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	888	84
All firms, 2012	1,058	104
Men-owned firms, 2012	478	73
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	961	95
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	778	85
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.9%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	3.1	0.7
Land area in square miles, 2010	3,783.36	1,736.74

Source: United States Census Bureau

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