2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 4,674. The median age was 49.3 years. 21.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 27.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 94.9% White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.2% from some other race, and 3.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.9% of the population. There were 2,132 households in the county, of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 35.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 5,835 people, 2,557 households, and 1,685 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 3,113 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 98.56%
White, 0.26%
Black or
African American, 0.21%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.33% from
other races, and 0.46% from two or more races. 0.94% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 24.1% were of
German, 13.6%
Swedish, 12.4%
Czech, 9.2%
English, 9.0%
Irish and 8.6%
American ancestry according to
Census 2000. There were 2,557 households, out of which 25.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.80% were
married couples living together, 4.80% had a woman householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 31.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.80. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.30% under the age of 18, 4.50% from 18 to 24, 22.10% from 25 to 44, 25.00% from 45 to 64, and 26.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 women there were 93.20 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 90.80 men. The median income for a household in the county was $30,494, and the median income for a family was $39,215. Men had a median income of $25,260 versus $17,274 for women. The
per capita income for the county was $17,433. About 6.00% of families and 9.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 12.40% of those under age 18 and 8.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==