2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,867. The median age was 41.3 years. 23.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.5 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% White, 2.5%
Black or African American, 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 4.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.2% of the population. There were 5,879 households in the county, of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,474 housing units, of which 9.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 73.5% were owner-occupied and 26.5% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 4.6%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 13,373 people, 5,275 households, and 3,866 families in the county. The population density was . There were 5,860 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 94.65%
White, 3.54%
Black or
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.34% from
other races, and 1.10% from two or more races. 1.05% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 5,275 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.20% were married couples living together, 10.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.70% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.94. The county population contained 25.00% under the age of 18, 7.70% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 15.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,056, and the median income for a family was $37,786. Males had a median income of $30,907 versus $20,091 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,865. 15.40% of the population and 12.60% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 18.90% are under the age of 18 and 16.40% are 65 or older. ==Communities==