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Custer County

5,553Population
17.9 %Change since 2020
211Net migration
3.7 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
5,553 (2024)
Change since 2020
17.9 %
Net migration
211 (2023)
Unemployment rate
3.7 % (2025)
Population base, April 2020
4,708 (2020)
Births
50 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
9.0
Deaths
62 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.2
Natural change, 2023
-12
International migration
6 (2023)
Domestic migration
205 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
38.0
Postal code
CO
FIPS code
08027

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020253.74.5
PeriodValue
20253.7 %
20244.1 %
20233.5 %
20223.2 %
20214.6 %
20204.9 %
20193.1 %
20183.6 %
20172.9 %
20163.1 %
20153.4 %
20144.6 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

202020245,5534,725
PeriodValue
20245,553
20235,551
20225,343
20215,065
20204,725