Custer County vs. Sherman County

	Custer County (NE)	Sherman County (NE)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	10,840	3,038
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-0.9%	-3.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	10,943	3,152
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	10,939	3,152
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.5%	5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.0%	21.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	22.4%	27.1%
Female persons, percent	50.2%	50.9%
White alone, percent	97.4%	98.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.6%	0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Two or More Races, percent	1.1%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	3.5%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	94.2%	96.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	837	207
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.0%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	5,658	1,946
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.5%	76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$94,800	$89,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,060	$1,007
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$478	$427
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$643	$533
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.9%	3.4%
Building permits, 2018	27	10
Households, 2014-2018	4,846	1,358
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.21	2.20
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.3%	96.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	3.8%	3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	70.2%	74.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.9%	93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	20.9%	18.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.0%	9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.3%	62.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.6%	57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	10,714	2,506
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	77,763	15,189
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	143,360	59,084
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$13,348	$19,010
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.8	25.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,891	$51,172
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$33,294	$27,380
Persons in poverty, percent	12.0%	14.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	381	93
Total employment, 2017	2,945	599
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	98,347	17,237
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-0.3%	6.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,173	272
All firms, 2012	1,254	329
Men-owned firms, 2012	548	218
Women-owned firms, 2012	416	59
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,177	318
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	106	39
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,069	269
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	20.2%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.2	5.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,575.52	565.83

Source: United States Census Bureau

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