Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, there were 18,500 people, 6,897 households, and 3,746 families residing in the county. The median age was 40.2 years, 21.4% of residents were under the age of 18, and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 67.4% White, 26.6%
Black or African American, 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.1% from some other race, and 4.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.6% of the population. There were 6,897 households in the county, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 29.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 7,561 housing units, of which 8.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.3% were owner-occupied and 30.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. ==Politics==