2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 103,436. The median age was 42.4 years. 21.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.7 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 76.0% White, 14.6%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.6% from some other race, and 5.1% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.7% of the population. There were 41,974 households in the county, of which 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 30.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. Of the 42,036 households 27.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 28.1% of households were one person and 11.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.97. The age distribution was 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.5 males. The median household income was $36,422 and the median family income was $44,706. Males had a median income of $39,814 versus $30,220 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,439. About 13.1% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.6% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census At the
2000 census there were 103,459 people, 41,615 households, and 29,463 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 45,959 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 82.9% White, 14.7% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 0.4% Asian, <0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.7% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 41,615 households 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 26.3% of households were one person and 12.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.93. The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males. The median household income was $31,170 and the median family income was $38,697. Males had a median income of $31,610 versus $21,346 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,783. About 12.3% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.6% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==