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Population (year 2000): 318. Estimated
population in July 2005: 322 (+1.3% change)
Males: 159 (50.0%), Females: 159 (50.0%)
Mason County
Zip code:
49405
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $29,444 (year 2000)
Median house value: $65,600 (year 2000)
Races in Custer:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.9%)
- American Indian (5.3%)
- Hispanic (3.5%)
- Other race (3.5%)
- Two or more races (3.1%)
Ancestries: German (25.5%), Irish (14.2%),
English (7.5%), Dutch (6.0%), Italian (6.0%), United States
(5.7%).
Elevation: 698 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Custer
- High school or higher: 84.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Custer village
- Never married: 20.7%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 15.2%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -29 (-8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Custer:
- MEMORIAL MED CENTER OF WEST MICHIGAN (about 15
miles; LUDINGTON, MI)
- WEST SHORE MEDICAL CENTER (about 20 miles; MANISTEE,
MI)
- LAKESHORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
SHELBY, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Custer:
- MUSKEGON COUNTY (about 54 miles; MUSKEGON, MI; ID:
MKG)
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 71 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- GERALD R. FORD INTERNATIONAL (about 89 miles; GRAND
RAPIDS, MI; ID: GRR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Custer:
- MASON COUNTY (about 13 miles; LUDINGTON, MI; ID: LDM)
- MANISTEE CO.-BLACKER (about 22 miles; MANISTEE, MI;
ID: MBL)
- OCEANA COUNTY (about 23 miles; HART/SHELBY, MI; ID:
C04)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Custer:
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,365)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 72 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; FT enrollment: 2,343)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 79 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
- HOPE COLLEGE (about 82 miles; HOLLAND, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,918)
Public primary/middle schools in Custer:
- MASON COUNTY EASTERN JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL
(Students: 362; Location: 18 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: 06
- 12)
- MASON COUNTY EASTERN ELEM. SCH. (Students:
261; Location: 18 S. MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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