2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 4,547. The median age was 51.3 years. 17.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 104.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 94.2%
White, 0.4%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 3.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 2,120 households in the county, of which 21.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.4% were married-couple households, 24.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 5,974 people, 2,465 households, and 1,624 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 4,592 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.83%
White, 0.35%
Black or
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 0.12%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.05% from
other races, and 0.47% from two or more races. 0.57% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 33.5% were of
German, 15.7%
Irish, 14.5%
American, 13.1%
Italian, 9.2%
English and 5.7%
Polish ancestry. There were 2,465 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.40% were
married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 30.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.96. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 19.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males. ==Law and government==