2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 23,056. The median age was 43.5 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 91.7% White, 0.6%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 5.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.1% of the population. There were 9,314 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 22,804 people, 8,858 households and 6,351 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 10,850 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.26%
White, 0.14%
Black or
African American, 0.43%
Native American, 0.13%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 0.14% from
other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 8,858 households, of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were
married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.30% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.00. 26.30% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 26.90% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.60 males. The
median household income was $37,554 and the median family income was $45,059. Males had a median income of $28,005 compared with $18,736 for females. The
per capita income was $18,203. About 12.70% of families and 16.30% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 23.30% of those under age 18 and 14.10% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==