2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 1,723, and the median age was 45.5 years. 24.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.3% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.1 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 91.9% White, 0.8%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.6% of the population. There were 724 households in the county, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 18.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 842 housing units, of which 14.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 76.2% were owner-occupied and 23.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.0%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, 2,085 people, 796 households, and 581 families were residing in the county. The
population density was . The 945 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 97.31%
White, 0.91%
Black or
African American, 0.24%
Native American, 0.48% from other races, and 1.06% from
two or more races.
Hispanics or
Latinos of any race were 2.69% of the population. Of the 796
households, 34.7% had children under 18 living with them, 65.1% were married couples living together, 4.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were not families. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.09. In the county, the age distribution was 29.0% under 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 96.9 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $35,994 and for a family was $39,358. Males had a median income of $27,568 versus $21,534 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,599. About 10.70% of families and 11.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.9% of those under 18 and 7.7% of those 65 or over. ==Government==