Income and Poverty in Custer County, Nebraska

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Custer County, Nebraska may be understood as having a medium-low rate of poverty among its population, accounting a rate of 12.4 percent with a family income under the 1999 poverty level. The American Indian and Alaska Native race/ethnicity population cohort, has the uppermost poverty rate with 38 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged Under 5 years have the most percent of people living in poverty in Custer County, reporting 20.2 percent of the population in this age category living in poverty.

Compared to other counties (and parishes) throughout the nation, Custer County reported a medium-low median household income of $35,892 (Adjusted to 2005 Dollars). This figure is 27.9 percent lower than the household income median in State of Nebraska of $45,923 and the median household income is 36.9 percent lower than the median household income level in the US of $49,133.

The American Indian and Alaska Native households in Custer County reported an income level of $42,413, this was 18.2 percent greater than the median for all households. Hispanic households in Custer County, Nebraska , as reported in 2000, had a median household income of $40,462, this income level is 12.7 percent greater than the areas median income level for all households. In Custer County, Nebraska White householders had a median household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $35,972 according to the Decennial Census of 2000, which was 0.2 percent greater than the median income in 2000.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.