2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 431. The median age was 49.2 years. 20.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 112.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 110.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 92.1% White, 0.2%
Black or African American, 0.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 5.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 199 households in the county, of which 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 299 housing units, of which 33.4% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 65.8% were owner-occupied and 34.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 583 people, 238 households, and 168 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 333 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.97%
White, 0.51%
African American, 0.00%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.00%
Pacific Islander, 0.00% from some other races and 0.51% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 0.17% of the population. 45.1% were of
German, 12.2%
English, 10.2%
Irish and 8.4%
American ancestry. There were 238 households, of which 30.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.00% were
married couples living together, 2.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.00% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 2.98. The county population contained 26.20% under the age of 18, 3.90% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 26.40% from 45 to 64, and 16.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 101.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,278, and the median income for a family was $28,472. Males had a median income of $17,917 versus $20,000 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $12,323. About 18.70% of families and 19.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.70% of those under age 18 and 9.40% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==