Editing Custer County, Colorado (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 8080
|1890= 2970
|1900= 2937
|1910= 1947
|1920= 2172
|1930= 2124
|1940= 2270
|1950= 1573
|1960= 1305
|1970= 1120
|1980= 1528
|1990= 1926
|2000= 3503
|2010= 4255
|2020= 4704
|estyear=2024
|estimate=5553
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=June 7, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/co190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=June 7, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="2020Census" /><ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 31, 2024}}</ref> 2024<ref name=qf/>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 3,503 people, 1,480 households, and 1,077 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 2,989 housing units at an average density of {{convert|4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the county was 95.89% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 0.37% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 1.11% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.63% from two or more races. 2.51% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,480 households, out of which 25.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.60% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.77.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.50% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 23.30% from 25 to 44, 35.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 104.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $34,731, and the median income for a family was $41,198. Males had a median income of $32,460 versus $20,868 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $19,817. About 9.80% of families and 13.30% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.

Median household income (adjusted for inflation) dropped from $49,184 in 2009 to $32,261 in 2014, which made the county the third worst performing county in this respect in the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://time.com/4143468/recession-census-income/|title=See How Well Your Neighbors Have Recovered from the Recession}}</ref>