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Custer CountySD averageUS Census ACS
Population
8,686
Per-capita income
$50,278
Median home value
$327,200
Bachelor's or higher
32%
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Municipal budget

US Census Annual Survey of Local Government Finances
Total revenue$7.9M (FY2023)
Total spending$15.1M (FY2023)
Taxes$5.4M (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$68K (FY2023)
Spending per resident$1,757 (FY2023)

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Wed Sep 9, 2026 · 17:00

General

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 17:30

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Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 17:30

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Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
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Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 17:00

Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 17:30

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Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 17:30

General

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Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 17:00

Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
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Mon May 18, 2026 · 17:30

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Tue May 12, 2026 · 17:00

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Custer City Hall Council Chambers
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Tue Apr 14, 2026 · 17:00

General

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
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Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 17:00

Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
Tue Mar 17, 2026 · 17:30

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Mon Mar 16, 2026 · 17:30

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Tue Mar 10, 2026 · 17:00

Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
Mon Mar 2, 2026 · 17:30

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Tue Feb 17, 2026 · 17:30

General

Tue Feb 10, 2026 · 17:00

Planning Commission

Custer City Hall Council Chambers
Mon Feb 2, 2026 · 17:30

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Wed Jan 21, 2026 · 17:30

General

Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 33 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.

🌐 County-level context (Custer County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities2 (1 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments327 (1,536 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,042/mo (18 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy12.4% (low numeracy 21% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.

$7.9M
Annual budget
$68K
Debt outstanding
260
Permitted housing units

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$7.9M
Spending$15.1M
Operating spending ran ahead of revenue this year.

Debt load MODERATE

Outstanding debt$68K
Debt-to-revenue0.01×
Debt-load index48 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.543
All kids
0.523

Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.

Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.

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