Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 28,674. The median age was 41.5 years. 23.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.6 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 90.6%
White, 0.9%
Black or African American, 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.4% from some other race, and 5.1% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.5% of the population. There were 11,287 households in the county, of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 55.9% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 12,811 housing units, of which 11.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 81.9% were owner-occupied and 18.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 8.3%.
2000 census for Le Sueur County, from
ACS 5-year estimates As of the
census of 2000, the county had 25,426 people, 9,630 households, and 6,923 families. The
population density was . There were 10,858 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 96.56%
White, 0.15%
Black or
African American, 0.26%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 2.02% from
other races, and 0.67% from two or more races. 3.92% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 44.9% were of
German, 9.0%
Czech, 9.0%
Norwegian and 8.2%
Irish ancestry. 94.0% spoke
English, 3.5%
Spanish and 1.7%
Czech as their first language. There were 9,630 households, of which 34.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were
married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10. 27.40% of the county's population was under age 18, 7.50% was from age 18 to 24, 27.80% was from age 25 to 44, 23.20% was from age 45 to 64, and 14.10% were age 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.70 males. The country's median household income was $45,933, and the median family income was $53,000. Males had a median income of $34,196 versus $24,214 for females. The county's
per capita income was $20,151. About 4.80% of families and 6.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 10.40% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==