Custer's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
D
Housing -
B
Job Market -
A-
Diversity -
B-
Crime -
C
Commute -
C+
Education -
B
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Custer, OK
Custer, OK is located in Custer County in the state of Oklahoma.
The total City Population for Custer is about 602 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $87,500, which is roughly 25% lower than the Average Home Value of $116,887 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 60% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,417, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,655 for the state of Oklahoma, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.26Male Population Estimate: 49.8%
Female Population Estimate: 50.2%
Median Age: 47.1
Male Median Age: 46.7
Female Median Age: 47.4
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:7.31%
Hispanic:4.49%
Other:2.33%
Asian:0.17%
Black:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 22.16%
Libertarian: 1.84%
Other: 0.61%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Custer specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Custer County: About 4.88393 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Custer County: About 153.415 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Custer County is about 19% higher than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 47% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Custer is about 2.8%.
Oklahoma is ranked #43 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 24.25 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 9.59The average living wage for the state of Oklahoma is $30.58/hr, while the states minimum wage is $7.25/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Oklahoma a minimum wage score of 9.65 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $2.13/hr, which gives Oklahoma a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 8.97 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Oklahoma is $163.91, resulting in a UI benefit score of 19.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Oklahoma does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Oklahoma does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Oklahoma does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Oklahoma does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Oklahoma does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Oklahoma does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Oklahoma does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Oklahoma does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Oklahoma does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Oklahoma does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Oklahoma does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Oklahoma does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Oklahoma does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
✓ Oklahoma does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Oklahoma does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Oklahoma does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 73639Latitude: 35.725561
Longitude: -98.988153
TimeZone: Central (GMT -06:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: South
Average Elevation: 1740.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 580