2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 3,704. The median age was 45.6 years, 21.9% of residents were under age 18, and 23.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.1 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 95.3%
White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 2.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.1% of the population. There were 1,614 households in the county, of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.1% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 2,010 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 98.1% white, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% from other races, and 0.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. Of the 1,715 households, 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.3% were non-families, and 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age was 46.7 years. ==Communities==