How many renters in Custer, SD pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Custer, SD, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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31.2% (±14.8 points) of renting households in Custer, SD spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

21.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 23.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 31.2% (±14.8 points)
Paying 35% or more: 21.9% (±12.0 points)
Median share of income: 23.1% (±4.0 points)

Rent as a share of income in Custer

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Custer	Custer County	South Dakota	United States
Less than 15%	17.8% (±14.0 points)	35.2%	18.6%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.9% (±15.7 points)	16.1%	15.2%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	24.8% (±14.1 points)	18.4%	14.0%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	9.3% (±7.5 points)	9.8%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	9.3% (±8.6 points)	5.7%	9.3%	9.2%
35% or more	21.9% (±12.0 points)	14.8%	30.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Custer against Custer County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Custer	Custer County	South Dakota	United States
Paying 30% or more	31.2% (±14.8 points)	20.5% (±9.4 points)	39.7% (±1.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	21.9% (±12.0 points)	14.8% (±8.1 points)	30.4% (±1.2 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	23.1% (±4.0 points)	19.6% (±4.1 points)	25.9% (±0.6 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$53,000 (±$13,512)	$78,958 (±$21,948)	$45,599 (±$1,257)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$968 (±$159)	$1,112 (±$219)	$946 (±$11)	$1,413

In Custer, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is not measurably different from Custer County (20.5%).

It is not measurably different from South Dakota (39.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (51.1%).

In Custer County, Custer ranks 2 of 5 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 209 of 550.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Custer

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Custer
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Custer	—	31.2% (±14.8 points)	—
Pringle	11 mi	0.0% (±139.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hill City	12 mi	14.1% (±34.2 points)	Not measurably different
Keystone	12 mi	24.1% (±51.5 points)	Not measurably different
Fairburn	20 mi	22.2% (±98.0 points)	Not measurably different
Hermosa	21 mi	26.0% (±31.4 points)	Not measurably different
Colonial Pine Hills	22 mi	0.0% (±98.3 points)	Not measurably different
Buffalo Gap	24 mi	100.0% (±141.4 points)	Not measurably different
Hot Springs	25 mi	38.4% (±12.6 points)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Custer County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Buffalo Gap	100.0% (±141.4 points)
2	Custer	31.2% (±14.8 points)
3	Hermosa	26.0% (±31.4 points)
4	Fairburn	22.2% (±98.0 points)
5	Pringle	0.0% (±139.0 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Custer

Are renters in Custer rent-burdened?

31.2% of renting households in Custer pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Custer spend on rent?

The median renting household in Custer, SD spends 23.1% (±4.0 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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