Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 28,454. The median age was 45.9 years. 21.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 23.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.9 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 75.5%
White, 16.0%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.0% from some other race, and 5.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.7% of the population. 19.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 80.6% lived in rural areas. There were 11,738 households in the county, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.9% were married-couple households, 18.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.95. The median income for a household in the county was $28,441, and the median income for a family was $35,623. Males had a median income of $30,906 versus $19,726 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,777. About 14.70% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.20% of those under age 18 and 17.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==