2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 24,097. The median age was 42.4 years. 21.2% 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 96.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 92.9% White, 2.3%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 3.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.0% of the population. There were 9,928 households in the county, of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 32.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 11,517 housing units, of which 13.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 62.4% were owner-occupied and 37.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.9%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 30,060 people, 12,004 households, and 8,522 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 13,341 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.02%
White, 2.40%
Black or African American, 0.25%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.12% from
other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. 0.65% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 12,004 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.00% were
married couples living together, 15.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.95. The age distribution was 24.40% under the age of 18, 9.00% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 91.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $19,057, and the median income for a family was $23,818. Males had a median income of $24,521 versus $19,975 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $11,526. About 26.70% of families and 31.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 42.00% of those under age 18 and 21.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==