2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,828, a population density of , and 96.53% of the population reported being of one race. The median age was 46.3 years, 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 24.5% were 65 years of age or older; for every 100 females there were 102.7 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 93.8%
White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.5% from some other race, and 3.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 4.1% of the population. 36.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 63.3% lived in rural areas. There were 6,438 households in the county, of which 24.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.3% were married-couple households, 20.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census As of the
2000 census there were 17,163 people, 6,974 households, and 4,791 families in the county. The population density was . There were 7,605 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.76%
White, 0.11%
Black or
African American, 0.15%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.29% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. 0.81%. were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. Of the 6,974 households, 30.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were married couples living together, 5.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.30% were non-families. 28.70% of households were one person and 15.50% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.98. The age distribution was 25.80% under the age of 18, 6.10% from 18 to 24, 24.30% from 25 to 44, 23.60% from 45 to 64, and 20.10% 65 or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.00 males. The median household income was $34,562 and the median family income was $41,159. Males had a median income of $30,191 versus $20,184 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,598. About 7.50% of families and 10.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 8.60% of those age 65 or over.
Census-designated places For use by the
United States Census Bureau in population analysis, some of the rural population of Kossuth County has been grouped together as a
Census-designated place. •
Irvington •
Sexton •
St. Benedict •
St. Joseph Population ranking The population ranking of the following table is based on the
2020 census of Kossuth County.
† county seat ==Communities==