2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 77,155. Of the residents, 16.3% were under the age of 18 and 32.0% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 52.9 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.1 males. 63.9% of residents lived in urban areas and 36.1% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 80.9% White, 0.8%
Black or African American, 5.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
Asian, 2.2% from some other race, and 8.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.1% of the population. There were 34,113 households in the county, of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 37,930 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.1% were owner-occupied and 26.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. The population density was . There were 35,582 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 87.0% white, 5.1% American Indian, 1.4% Asian, 0.8% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 1.8% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.1% of the population. Of the 31,329 households, 22.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.1% were non-families, and 30.4% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.70. The median age was 49.0 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 64,525 people, 27,164 households, and 18,064 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 30,683 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.12%
White, 0.84%
Black or
African American, 5.12%
Native American, 1.13%
Asian, 0.16%
Pacific Islander, 1.18% from
other races, and 2.44% from two or more races. 3.41% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 17.2% were of
German, 13.1%
English, 9.3%
Irish, 8.3%
United States or American and 6.0%
Norwegian ancestry. 95% spoke
English and 3.2%
Spanish as their first language. There were 27,164 households, out of which 25.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.90% were
married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 28.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.78. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.00% under the age of 18, 7.10% from 18 to 24, 22.80% from 25 to 44, 26.90% from 45 to 64, and 21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 98.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.60 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,449, and the median income for a family was $44,381. Males had a median income of $35,452 versus $24,628 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,517. About 8.90% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 6.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==