2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 32,980. The median age was 43.7 years. 22.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.2 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 73.8%
White, 17.0%
Black or African American, 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.5% from some other race, and 4.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.7% of the population. 22.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 77.9% lived in rural areas. There were 13,050 households in the county, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.7% were married-couple households, 18.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was . The 16,576 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 78.24% White, 17.81% Black or African American, 0.42% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.04% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. About 3.89% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 13,450 households, 33.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.20% were
married couples living together, 12.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were not families. About 23% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03. In the county, the population was distributed as 26.50% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,902, and for a family was $35,709. Males had a median income of $31,739 versus $19,119 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,636. About 15.00% of families and 18.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 23.40% of those under age 18 and 17.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==