2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,794. The median age was 46.7 years, 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18, and 23.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males. About 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 93.0% White, 0.2%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.4% from some other race, and 5.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.3% of the population. There were 6,111 households in the county, of which 26.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, 15,342 people, 6,171 households, and 4,288 families resided in the county. The
population density was . The 7,813 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 98.69% White, 0.12% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.16% Asian, 0.15% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. About 0.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 6,171 households, 31.0% had children under 18 living with them, 58.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.5% were not families. About 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44, and the average family size was 2.95. In the county, the age distribution was 24.8% under 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,047, and for a family was $41,518. Males had a median income of $29,659 versus $20,728 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,319. About 7.00% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those 65 or over. ==Politics==