2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 12,498. Of the residents, 19.9% were under the age of 18 and 24.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 44.9 years. For every 100 females there were 109.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 110.1 males. The racial makeup of the county was 88.9% White, 0.6%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 3.6% from some other race, and 5.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 9.7% of the population. The population density was . There were 5,972 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.5% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.6% black or African American, 0.3% Asian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 2.4% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 9.7% of the population. Of the 5,311 households, 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.7% were non-families, and 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 43.6 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 United States census, of 2000, there were 12,538 people, 5,061 households, and 3,426 families in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,881 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.83%
White, 0.20%
Black or
African American, 0.86%
Native American, 0.20%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 3.65% from
other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. 8.83% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 38.2% were of
German, 10.4%
English, 8.0%
American and 8.0%
Irish ancestry. There were 5,061 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.70% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.90. The county population contained 24.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 24.80% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,228, and the median income for a family was $40,297. Males had a median income of $27,713 versus $17,584 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,965. About 9.70% of families and 13.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.30% of those under age 18 and 12.50% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==