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County Profile
 

Custer County

POPULATION
  1990 2000
County 4,133 4,342

COMMUNITY GOVERNMENT REVENUE 2000
Typical Property Tax Rate: 1.2229902%
Total Net Market Value: 16,586,203

COUNTY LABOR FORCE DATA
  2000
Total Non-farm Employment 1,604
Food Product N/A
Lumber & Wood Products N/A
Chemicals N/A
Metals N/A
Machinery (exc. elect) N/A
Electronics & Elec. Equip. N/A
Other Manufacturing 13
Construction 137
Mining 206
Trans/Comm/Util 67
Wholesale & Retail Trade 339
Finance, Insure.& Real Estate 38
Service & Misc. 304
Government 502


CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
  1999 2000
Total Labor Force 2,000 2,062
Total Employment 1,836 1,916
Total Unemployed 164 147
Percent Unemployed 8.2 7.1
Farm Employment 222 223


COUNTY INCOME/PAYROLL
  1989 1999
Median Household Income $24,393 $38,538
Per Capita Income $15,061 $23,087
Personal Income Total $61,056 $94,402
Avg. Monthly Wage $1,903 $1,706
Annual Payroll $35,599 $31,266


LARGEST EMPLOYERS/MANUFACTURERS
Name
Product or Service
Employees
School District
Education
52
I.N.E.E.L
Research
29
U.S. Forest Service
Forestry Management
15
Mountain Springs Ranches
Agricultural Products
13
Bear Bottom Inn
Restaurant
12
Lost River Electric
Power Services
12
Anglers Choice Fly-tying Material Manufacturer
30
Personal Home Care
Residential Care and Homecare Services
24

MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE

Sewer System
Treatment Plant Design Capacity:
220 tgd
Avg. Daily Usage (% of capacity): 75%
Largest Main Line Capacity (diameter in inches): 12 inches

Fire Protection System
Idaho Surveying & Rating Bureau Rating:
5 (1=best: 10= worst)
Number of Paid and Volunteer Fireman: 18

Water System
Maximum Plant Daily Production: 1.6 mgd
Maximum Daily Usage: 627 tgd
Average Daily Usage: 627 tgd
Storage Capacity: 300 tgd

Police Protection
Number of Full-time Officers: 2
Part One* Crimes/100,000: Population 11,346** (1998)
*Part One crimes are the 8 most serious crimes as defined by the FBI.
**County totals

PLANNING SERVICES
  Yes No
Regulatory System X  
Comprehensive Plan X  
Zoning Ordinance X  
Building Permit System X  
Subdivision Ordinance X  
Territory Covered by Zoning Municipality X  
County   X

LIBRARY SYSTEM
Number of Public Libraries: 1

TRANSPORTATION

MAJOR HIGHWAYS
  Route Designation Direction (Route) Miles Away
Federal Interstate I-15 N/S 95
Federal Interstate I-86 E/W 104
Federal Highway US 93 N/S 0
Federal Highway US 20 E/W 0
Federal Highway US 26 E/W 24
State Highway 33 E/W 31


AIR SERVICE
City
Navigation Equipment Runway Length Miles to Downtown
Mackay None 3,550 1


LOCAL & REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS
Organization
Contact Phone
Lost River Economic Development Michelle Holt (208) 588-2693
Regional Development Alliance Tim Solomon (208) 528-9400