County profile
Custer County, CO
United States · GDP 2024
#2850 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 43% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$227.5M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+6.8%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
717
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
170
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
5,590
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
3.1%
Median HH income
$72.7k±$7.0k
Bachelor's degree+
43.7%±5.1%
Poverty rate
12.7%±3.2%
Business applications
150 · 2025
Retail establishments
24
43.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Retail trade32%
Food & accommodation19%
Construction16%
Other services16%
Health care9%
Manufacturing8%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
5,590
residents · 2025 · +18.3% since 2020
Income per capita $58.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+892
International migration+6
Natural change−34
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$146.2M2019
$147.2M2020
$174.5M2021
$194.6M2022
$212.9M2023
$227.5M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$392.1k±$35.7k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$313/mo
Vacancy rate
42.3%±5.1%
Affordability
8.9× wages
Residential permits
$22.9M
78 units · 14.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
3.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.1k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 82Wildfire 82Lightning 79
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1732016
1892017
2052018
2112019
2322020
2552021
3142022
3462023
3802024
3422025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -47% since 20211462021
1302022
1062023
1172024
782025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
52.0 km
I-25
Nearest freight rail
34.1 km
RRRR
Nearest port
866.2 km
BARTLETT AND CO NEBRASKA CITY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
78.6 km
PUEBLO MEML
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Custer?
Custer's economy produced $227.5M in 2024, growing 6.8% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is retail trade.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.