2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 77,279. The median age was 39.8 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 80.5% White, 10.5%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.3% from some other race, and 6.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.4% of the population. 65.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 34.3% lived in rural areas. There were 30,478 households in the county, of which 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 71,397 people, 27,040 households, and 17,927 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 28,915 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 87.06%
White, 9.92%
Black or
African American, 0.33%
Native American, 0.88%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.54% from
other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Approximately 1.28% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 40.1% were of
German, 13.6%
American, 7.8%
English and 6.9%
Irish ancestry. There were 27,040 households, out of which 33.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.00% were
married couples living together, 10.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 28.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.00. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 32.30% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,924, and the median income for a family was $53,416. Males had a median income of $33,769 versus $25,189 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $20,739. About 5.80% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Infrastructure==