2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 12,371. The median age was 41.3 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.6 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 92.7% White, 0.1%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.3% from some other race, and 3.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.8% of the population. There were 4,910 households in the county, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 13,010 people, 5,059 households, and 3,708 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 5,815 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.88%
White, 0.52%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.17%
Asian, 0.60% from
other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 5,059 households, out of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were married couples living together, 9.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.30% 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 2.98. The county population contained 25.30% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 29.20% from 25 to 44, 23.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 99.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,405, and the median income for a family was $35,317. Males had a median income of $26,449 versus $19,894 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,617. About 13.10% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.50% of those under age 18 and 22.50% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==