2020 census for Chickasaw County from
ACS 5-year estimates As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 12,012 and a population density of . The median age was 43.8 years, with 23.6% of residents under the age of 18 and 21.8% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.1 males age 18 and over. 96.29% of the population reported being of one race. The racial makeup of the county was 93.7%
White, 0.7%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.5% from some other race, and 3.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.0% of the population.
2010 census The 2010 census recorded a population of 12,439 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,679 housing units, of which 5,204 were occupied.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,095 people, 5,192 households, and 3,644 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,593 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.75%
White, 0.05%
Black or
African American, 0.03%
Native American, 0.27%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.29% from
other races, and 0.60% from two or more races. 0.63% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 5,192 households, out of which 31.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.70% were
married couples living together, 6.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 26.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 6.90% from 18 to 24, 25.60% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,649, and the median income for a family was $44,306. Males had a median income of $30,099 versus $21,309 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,237. About 5.90% of families and 8.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.90% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over. Chickasaw County posted the highest county unemployment rate in Iowa in the 2000 Census with 8% of the workforce unemployed. This figure, however, was still relatively low compared to the problems faced by many other counties in the
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