Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 12,583, with 4,547 households and 2,727 families. Of the residents, 23.6% were under the age of 18 and 17.4% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 37.3 years. For every 100 females there were 99.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males. 48.9% of residents lived in urban areas and 51.1% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 71.7% White, 22.4%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 2.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.7% of the population. There were 4,547 households in the county, of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 5,176 housing units, of which 12.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 70.6% were owner-occupied and 29.4% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.3%. ==Education==