Custer is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 518 people and two associated neighborhoods, Custer is the 299th largest community in Washington. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Custer, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Custer, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Custer’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Custer does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $130,179.00.

Housing costs in Custer are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Washington.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Custer has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

A relatively large number of people in Custer telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In addition, Custer is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Custer has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Custer has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Custer than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Custer may be for you.

Being a small town, Custer does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Custer are among the most well-educated in the nation: 40.24% of adults in Custer have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Custer in 2022 was $48,213, which is upper middle income relative to Washington, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $192,852 for a family of four.

The people who call Custer home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Custer residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Custer include German, Irish, Dutch, Scottish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Custer is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Urdu.