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Custer, Michigan: commercial real estate data.
Custer is a Census village of 275 people across 1.07 square miles of land, in Mason County. Median household income is $63,125, 85.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $340,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Custer
What Custer is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area1.07 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land258 plus or minus 66
- County holding the largest share of its areaMason County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
How many people live in Custer
- Population275 plus or minus 70
- Median age38.9 plus or minus 16.0
- Population under 1872 plus or minus 28
- Share under 1826.2 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Population 65 and over77 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over28.0 percent plus or minus 12.2
- Households101 plus or minus 25
- Family households61 plus or minus 23
- Share of households that are families60.4 percent plus or minus 17.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
Income and work in Custer
- Median household income$63,125 plus or minus $27,495
- Per capita income$27,039 plus or minus $6,153
- Civilian labor force105 plus or minus 37
- Employed103 plus or minus 36
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over180 plus or minus 40
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.8 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.2 percent plus or minus 6.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Custer
- Housing units120 plus or minus 29
- Occupied units101 plus or minus 25
- Vacant units19 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate15.8 percent plus or minus 11.9
- Owner occupied86 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 10
- Ownership rate85.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$131,300 plus or minus $31,581
- Median gross rent, monthly$769 plus or minus $157
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Single family units100 plus or minus 27
- Share single family83.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13 plus or minus 16
- Share in buildings of two or more10.8 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Mobile homes7 plus or minus 8
- Median year structure built1957
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Custer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute97 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes33 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.0 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more24 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent plus or minus 18.0
- Drove alone76.7 percent
- Carpooled14.6 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home5.8 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
SBA loans in Custer (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$340,000
- Average approval$340,000
- Median approval$340,000
- Largest approval$340,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Custer, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Custer
Flood risk in Custer
- NFIP communityTownship of Custer
- NFIP community number261273
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/14
The Township of Custer does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 261273 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Mason County, not Custer
Mason County context, not Custer figures
- Establishments in Mason County738
- Covered employment, Mason County10,186
- Average annual pay, Mason County$48,523
- Housing units permitted, Mason County177
Every figure in this section is published for Mason County as a whole and is not a measurement of Custer.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Custer questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Custer, Michigan?
275, in 101 households. Custer village covers 1.07 square miles of land, which is 258 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Custer in?
Mason County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Custer?
$63,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $131,300. Median gross rent is $769 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Custer businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $340,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $340,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Custer, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Custer borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Custer. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Custer in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Custer appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Custer, township of, community 261273, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Custer figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mason County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Custer.
Is zoning published for Custer?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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