2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 3,994 people, 1,721 households, and 1,070 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 2,186 housing units. Of the residents, 22.5% were under the age of 18 and 27.7% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 48.0 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males. The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% White, 0.2%
Black or African American, 6.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.4% from some other race, and 4.3% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.3% of the population. There were 1,721 households in the county, of which 25.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 34.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 2,186 housing units, 21.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.1% were owner-occupied and 23.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 12.9%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 4,271 people, 1,936 households, and 1,172 families in the county. The population density was . There were 2,503 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.6% white, 7.5% American Indian, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.2% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.9% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 54.5% were
German, 11.4% were
Irish, 10.9% were
Czech, 7.1% were
English, 6.0% were
Norwegian, and 2.4% were
American. Of the 1,936 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 39.5% were non-families, and 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.18 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 48.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $33,940 and the median income for a family was $44,333. Males had a median income of $30,401 versus $25,804 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,311. About 10.7% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 27.1% of those under age 18 and 19.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==