2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 104,357. Of the residents, 21.9% were under the age of 18 and 21.4% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 42.9 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.9 males. 48.5% of residents lived in urban areas and 51.5% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 90.7% White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 1.0% from some other race, and 6.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.2% of the population. There were 42,481 households in the county, of which 27.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 49,875 housing units, of which 14.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 71.7% were owner-occupied and 28.3% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.6%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 90,928 people, 37,504 households, and 24,817 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 46,963 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 95.5% white, 1.1% American Indian, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.4% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.3% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.1% were
German, 15.0% were
English, 14.8% were
Irish, 9.3% were
Norwegian, and 4.6% were
American. Of the 37,504 households, 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 33.8% were non-families, and 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.40, and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 41.2 years. The median income for a household in the county was $44,998, and the median income for a family was $53,940. Males had a median income of $39,767 versus $28,026 for females. The per capita income for the county was $24,721. About 8.4% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.8% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==