2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 6,946. Of the residents, 14.8% were under the age of 18 and 21.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 45.9 years. For every 100 females there were 164.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 180.9 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% White, 1.0%
Black or African American, 5.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 0.3% from some other race, and 4.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.3% of the population. There were 2,374 households in the county, of which 22.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.9% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 2,900 housing units, of which 18.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 69.8% were owner-occupied and 30.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 7,027 people, 2,466 households, and 1,582 families in the county. The population density was . There were 3,105 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 92.4% white, 4.4% American Indian, 1.0% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.7% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 27.9% were
German, 19.1% were
Irish, 14.6% were
English, 8.5% were
Norwegian, and 4.7% were
American. Of the 2,466 households, 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.8% were non-families, and 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.79. The median age was 45.1 years. The median income for a household in the county was $39,851 and the median income for a family was $45,339. Males had a median income of $30,163 versus $24,837 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,849. About 12.3% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 32.4% of those under age 18 and 13.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==