Custer, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Custer	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$45,612	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$86,849	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$106,517	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$33,622	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,408	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,976	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.7%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Custer is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Custer is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Custer is 57% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Custer is 26% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,893 $86,849 $173,698

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Custer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.7%	8.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.8%	7.8%
Wholesale & retail services	7.2%	7.2%
Public administration	5.8%	5.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.2%	12.2%
Education, health & social services	16.9%	16.9%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hill City, SD	601	$99,294	22.1%
Keystone, SD	561	$76,571	5.9%
Pringle, SD	232	$68,162	16.2%
Custer, SD	2,402	$86,849	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia Gardens, FL	2,402	$78,137	3.9%
Brewster, WA	2,402	$64,713	20.4%
Boissevain-Morton, MB	2,402	n/a
Collierville, CA	2,401	$105,062	29.2%
Salmon Brook, CT	2,401	$104,679	28.7%
Custer, SD	2,402	$86,849	6.8%

Source: The Custer, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.