2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 67,875. The median age was 42.3 years. 21.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.9 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 80.0% White, 11.2%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.4% from some other race, and 6.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.1% of the population. There were 28,932 households in the county, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 31.7% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 65,514 people, 27,736 households, and 18,444 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 30,361 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 86.76%
White, 10.88%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.51%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.40% from
other races, and 1.18% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.06% of the population. There were 27,736 households, out of which 29.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.10% were
married couples living together, 12.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.50% were non-families. 29.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.86. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.40% under the age of 18, 7.90% from 18 to 24, 28.10% from 25 to 44, 24.70% from 45 to 64, and 15.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,865, and the median income for a family was $42,513. Males had a median income of $36,417 versus $22,704 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,533. About 11.40% of families and 15.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 21.90% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==