2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 22,285. Of the residents, 20.4% were under the age of 18 and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 45.3 years, and for every 100 females there were 94.9 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.0 males. The racial makeup of the county was 89.1% White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
Asian, 1.3% from some other race, and 6.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.1% of the population. There were 9,349 households in the county, of which 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 9,872 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.3% white, 1.4% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 0.8% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.0% of the population. Of the 9,236 households, 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.5% were married couples living together, 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.0% were non-families, and 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.83. The median age was 43.5 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 20,551 people, 8,364 households, and 5,654 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 9,111 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.62%
White, 0.19%
Black or
African American, 1.27%
Native American, 0.51%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.63% from
other races, and 1.77% from two or more races. 1.95% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 25.9% were of
German, 12.4%
English, 11.9%
Irish and 11.0%
United States or American ancestry. 97.9% spoke
English and 1.6%
Spanish as their first language. There were 8,364 households, out of which 31.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.40% were
married couples living together, 11.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.40% were non-families. 27.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,524, and the median income for a family was $40,592. Males had a median income of $35,810 versus $22,218 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,748. About 11.60% of families and 15.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.70% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==