Pottawatomie County is part of the
Manhattan metropolitan area.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 25,348. The median age was 36.0 years. 29.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 89.2% White, 1.1%
Black or African American, 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.2% from some other race, and 7.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.6% of the population. There were 9,050 households in the county, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 19.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 18,209 people, 6,771 households, and 4,929 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 7,311 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.32%
White, 0.66%
Black or
African American, 0.59%
Native American, 0.32%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.60% from
other races, and 1.50% from two or more races. 2.26% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 6,771 households, out of which 36.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.40% were
married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.20% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.15. In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.50% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 27.70% from 25 to 44, 21.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,176, and the median income for a family was $47,261. Males had a median income of $31,368 versus $23,238 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,785. About 6.40% of families and 9.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.10% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==