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Custer, Washington: commercial real estate data.
Custer is a Census CDP of 477 people across 2.24 square miles of land, in Whatcom County. Median household income is $93,598, 100.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $173,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
This is a small place, and the figures below carry wide margins.
The American Community Survey reaches Custer through a sample, not a count, and in a place this size that sample is thin. The population estimate here is 477 with a margin of error of plus or minus 245, which is 51.4 percent of the estimate itself. Every figure whose margin reaches 20 percent is printed with that margin beside it, so you can see the width of each one rather than having to assume it.
Nothing has been removed or adjusted. These are the published federal estimates, shown with the uncertainty the Census publishes alongside them.
Custer
What Custer is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area2.24 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land213 plus or minus 109
- County holding the largest share of its areaWhatcom 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
- Population477 plus or minus 245
- Median age34.8 plus or minus 29.5
- Population under 1821 plus or minus 31
- Share under 184.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Population 65 and over94 plus or minus 72
- Share 65 and over19.7 percent plus or minus 11.3
- Households187 plus or minus 88
- Family households161 plus or minus 88
- Share of households that are families86.1 percent plus or minus 23.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
Income and work in Custer
- Median household income$93,598 plus or minus $19,015
- Per capita income$35,053 plus or minus $14,415
- Civilian labor force226 plus or minus 147
- Employed182 plus or minus 120
- Unemployed44 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate19.5 percent plus or minus 17.1
- Adults 25 and over419 plus or minus 212
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.4 percent plus or minus 62.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher20.8 percent plus or minus 14.6
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.3 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
Housing in Custer
- Housing units187 plus or minus 88
- Occupied units187 plus or minus 88
- Vacant units0
- Vacancy rate0.0 percent
- Owner occupied187 plus or minus 88
- Renter occupied0
- Ownership rate100.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$527,600 plus or minus $178,037
- Single family units162 plus or minus 84
- Share single family86.6 percent plus or minus 18.9
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes25 plus or minus 31
- Median year structure built1980
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
How Custer gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute167 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes36 plus or minus 45
- Share commuting under 15 minutes21.6 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more45 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more26.9 percent plus or minus 29.0
- Drove alone83.5 percent plus or minus 27.5
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 13.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.2 percent plus or minus 12.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Custer
SBA loans in Custer (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$173,600
- Average approval$86,800
- Median approval$86,800
- Largest approval$140,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval2.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term90 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
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.
Whatcom County, not Custer
Whatcom County context, not Custer figures
- Establishments in Whatcom County7,146
- Covered employment, Whatcom County93,430
- Average annual pay, Whatcom County$65,174
- Housing units permitted, Whatcom County1,190
Every figure in this section is published for Whatcom 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, Washington?
477, in 187 households. Custer CDP covers 2.24 square miles of land, which is 213 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?
Whatcom 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?
$93,598. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $527,600. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Custer businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $173,600 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $86,800. 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.
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 Whatcom 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.