2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 15,223. The median age was 49.3 years. 18.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% White, 4.5%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 3.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.2% of the population. There were 6,699 households in the county, of which 23.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 12,926 people, 5,149 households, and 3,866 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,812 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.35%
White, 2.45%
Black or
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.24%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.20% from
other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. 0.36% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 42.9% were of
American, 11.6%
German, 11.0%
English and 9.8%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000. There were 5,149 households, out of which 29.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were
married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.90% were non-families. 22.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.85. The age distribution is 22.80% under the age of 18, 6.20% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 28.50% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 99.60 males. For every 100 females aged 18 and over, there were 95.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $38,545, and the median income for a family was $45,843. Males had a median income of $35,120 versus $20,855 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,635. About 4.90% of families and 7.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.60% of those under age 18 and 10.80% of those age 65 or over. The 2000 population of what is now Alleghany County (including the former city of Clifton Forge) was 17,215. The article includes geographic data from before and after the reincorporation of Clifton Forge as a town into the county. ==Government==