---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Custer County, NE"
classification: county
fips: "31041"
state: "NE"
demographics:
  population: 10518
  population_under_18: 2559
  population_18_64: 5587
  population_65_plus: 2372
  median_household_income: 67906
  poverty_rate: 7.06
  homeownership_rate: 68.95
  unemployment_rate: 2.61
  median_home_value: 157800
  gini_index: 0.4174
  vacancy_rate: 15.6
  race_white: 9661
  race_black: 54
  race_asian: 11
  race_native: 56
  hispanic: 416
  bachelors_plus: 2239
districts:
  - to: "us/states/ne/districts/03"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 1.0
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, ne]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Custer County, NE

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 10518 |
| Under 18 | 2559 |
| 18–64 | 5587 |
| 65+ | 2372 |
| Median household income | 67906 |
| Poverty rate | 7.06 |
| Homeownership rate | 68.95 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.61 |
| Median home value | 157800 |
| Gini index | 0.4174 |
| Vacancy rate | 15.6 |
| White | 9661 |
| Black | 54 |
| Asian | 11 |
| Native | 56 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 416 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2239 |

## Districts

- [NE-03](/us/states/ne/districts/03.md) — 100% (congressional)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries