Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 3,649, the median age was 52.2 years, 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18, and 29.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.5 males age 18 and over. As of the 2020 census, the racial makeup of the county was 93.6%
White, 0.4%
Black or African American, <0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 5.0% from
two or more races;
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population. As of the 2020 census, <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. As of the 2020 census, there were 1,701 households in the county, of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 41.0% were married-couple households, 23.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present, while about 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,196 housing units, of which 22.5% were vacant; among occupied housing units, 77.5% were owner-occupied and 22.5% were renter-occupied, with a homeowner vacancy rate of 2.3% and a rental vacancy rate of 9.3%. The population density was . There were 2,488 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.3% white, 0.6% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.3% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.3% of the population. Of the 1,915 households, 26.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were non-families, and 31.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.78. The median age was 46.3 years. ==Communities==