2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 9,530. The median age was 47.5 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 82.4% White, 0.1%
Black or African American, 8.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.2% from some other race, and 7.1% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.7% of the population. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 3,875 households in the county, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 4,629 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 86.6% white, 8.7% Native American, 0.3% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.5% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.5% of the population. Of the 3,837 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 9.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.0% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 44.8 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 United States census, there were 9,171 people, 3,580 households, and 2,538 families in the county. The
population density was . There were 4,238 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 88.66%
White, 0.12%
Black or
African American, 8.94%
Native American, 0.15%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.25% from
other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 1.55% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 26.6% were of
German, 11.7%
English, 9.5%
American and 8.6%
Irish ancestry. There were 3,580 households, out of which 31.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.40% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.10% were non-families. 24.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.99. The county population contained 26.90% under the age of 18, 6.80% from 18 to 24, 25.40% from 25 to 44, 26.60% from 45 to 64, and 14.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 104.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,517, and the median income for a family was $36,000. Males had a median income of $35,097 versus $20,288 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,285. About 10.50% of families and 14.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.20% of those under age 18 and 9.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==