2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,484 and a population density of . The median age was 43.1 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over. There were 5,512 households in the county, of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.3% were married-couple households, 15.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 20.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the county's 6,110 housing units, 5,512 were occupied (9.8% vacant). Among occupied housing units, 80.6% were owner-occupied and 19.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 14,547 people, 5,324 households, and 3,939 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,671 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.97%
White, 0.28%
Black or
African American, 0.27%
Native American, 0.29%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.36% from
other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 1.23% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 5,324 households, out of which 34.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.70% were
married couples living together, 8.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.00% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 25.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,428, and the median income for a family was $49,592. Males had a median income of $31,721 versus $24,938 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,736. About 5.80% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 7.60% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==