2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 15,209. The median age was 43.6 years. Twenty-three point three percent of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.6% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.3 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 91.1% White, 2.0%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 5.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population, with the table below providing counts for each group. Thirty-five point two percent of residents lived in urban areas, while 64.8% lived in rural areas. There were 6,309 households in the county, of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 24.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 15,556 people, 6,501 households, and 4,381 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 7,502 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.18%
White, 2.21%
Black or
African American, 0.39%
Native American, 0.16%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.22% from
other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Approximately 0.77% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 22.8% were of
German, 21.8%
American, 13.9%
English and 10.8%
Irish ancestry. There were 6,501 households, out of which 29.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.70% were
married couples living together, 8.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.60% were non-families. 29.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.92. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 19.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,195, and the median income for a family was $36,370. Males had a median income of $26,408 versus $18,275 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,189. About 8.30% of families and 12.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.00% of those under age 18 and 13.10% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==