2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 51,541. The median age was 41.2 years. 21.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 81.0% White, 8.7%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.0% from some other race, and 6.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.0% of the population. There were 21,838 households in the county, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 31.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 47,687 people, 19,907 households, and 12,840 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 21,409 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 87.98%
White, 9.36%
Black or
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 0.72%
Asian, 0.02%
Pacific Islander, 0.55% from
other races, and 1.24% from two or more races. 1.11% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 19,907 households, out of which 29.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.70% were
married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.50% were non-families. 30.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.86. 22.60% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.70 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,011, and the median income for a family was $51,052. Males had a median income of $32,826 versus $26,201 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $21,229. About 6.90% of families and 10.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.80% of those under age 18 and 12.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==