Custer is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 518 people and two associated neighborhoods, Custer is the 299th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Custer, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Custer, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Custer’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Custer does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $130,179.00. Housing costs in Custer are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.Unlike some towns, Custer isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Custer are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Custer is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Custer who work in architecture and engineering (18.18%), teaching (17.65%), and office and administrative support (17.11%). And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Custer has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.09% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Custer is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel. The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Custer has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Custer a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Custer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Custer are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.24% of adults in Custer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Custer in 2022 was $48,213, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,852 for a family of four. The people who call Custer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Custer residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Custer include German, Irish, Dutch, Scottish, and English. The most common language spoken in Custer is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Urdu.
