Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 62,423. The median age was 42.5 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.9 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 92.1%
White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.2% from some other race, and 5.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.4% of the population. There were 24,076 households in the county, of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.0% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.3% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census As of the
2000 United States census, there were 56,755 people, 21,035 households, and 15,986 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 23,876 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.39%
White, 0.24%
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.50% from
other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 1.46% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 21.8% were of
German, 13.6%
English, 12.5%
Dutch, 12.4%
American and 9.6%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000. 98.2% spoke only
English at home. There were 21,035 households, out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.10% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.00% were non-families. 19.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.06. The county population contained 27.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 29.00% from 25 to 44, 24.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $46,820, and the median income for a family was $51,794. Males had a median income of $38,991 versus $26,387 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $20,636. About 3.90% of families and 5.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.90% of those under age 18 and 5.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==