Dewey County vs. Custer County

	Dewey County (OK)	Custer County (OK)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4,894	29,036
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	1.7%	5.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	4,810	27,469
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	4,810	27,469
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.8%	7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	27.1%	24.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.4%	13.8%
Female persons, percent	50.7%	50.2%
White alone, percent	87.1%	83.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.8%	3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	6.6%	7.9%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	4.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.4%	18.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	81.4%	67.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	220	1,488
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.3%	6.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,443	12,635
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.2%	60.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$93,700	$135,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,066	$1,212
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$392	$411
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$651	$710
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	2.3%	15.5%
Households, 2014-2018	1,701	10,505
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.83	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.4%	77.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.2%	14.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	86.0%	90.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	73.3%	78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.8%	85.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	24.5%	25.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	8.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	20.2%	20.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.1%	63.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	48.7%	58.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,893	61,280
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	17,510	442,940
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	74,913	530,851
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,662	$18,603
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	20.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$50,037	$48,884
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,432	$25,569
Persons in poverty, percent	12.1%	18.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	143	920
Total employment, 2017	1,028	9,667
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	49,044	410,370
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.6%	-3.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	524	2,275
All firms, 2012	535	2,634
Men-owned firms, 2012	325	1,519
Women-owned firms, 2012	148	572
Minority-owned firms, 2012	33	247
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	474	2,183
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	28	254
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	478	2,115
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	20.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	4.8	27.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	999.48	988.82

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dewey county (OK) and Custer county (OK) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.