2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 5,653. The median age was 37.7 years, 28.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 17.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.9 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 86.3% White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 4.9% from some other race, and 7.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.8% of the population. There were 2,092 households in the county, of which 36.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 16.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 5,904 people, 2,045 households, and 1,556 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 92.31%
White, 0.46%
Native American, 0.19%
Black or
African American, 0.10%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 5.42% from other races, and 1.46% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 9.81% of the population. There were 2,045
households, out of which 42.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.70% were
married couples living together, 5.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.90% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.31. In the county, the population was spread out, with 31.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 12.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 100.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $45,299. Males had a median income of $31,519 versus $21,563 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,632. About 6.50% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.80% of those under age 18 and 8.00% of those age 65 or over.
Religion Gray County has by far the highest percentage of adherents of the
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in the US. There were 1,032 members of the Church in Gray County in 2010, which is 17.18% of the population. It is the largest Church in the county. ==Government==