2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 57,227. The median age was 42.6 years. 21.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 76.2% White, 16.2%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.6% from some other race, and 4.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.0% of the population. There were 24,425 households in the county, of which 27.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 31.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 54,984 people, 22,461 households, and 16,037 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 24,980 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 78.52%
White or
European American (non-Hispanic), 16.62%
Black or
African American, 0.37%
Native American, 0.24%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.34% from
other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. ==Politics==