Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 8,039, 3,281 households, and 1,389 families. The median age was 47.2 years, with medians of 51.4 for women and 44.5 for men; 16.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 112.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 114.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 25.0% White, 70.4% Black or African American, 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% from some other race, and 2.1% from two or more races, while Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.4% of the population. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 3,281 households in the county, of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 43.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 39.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 4,040 housing units, exceeding the number of households and of which 18.8% were vacant; among occupied units 64.4% were owner-occupied and 35.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.8%, while the median household size was 2 (with a mean of 2.2). The population density was . There were 4,486 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 73.6% Black or African American, 23.7% white, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 2.3% of the population. Of the 3,706 households, 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.5% were married couples living together, 26.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.0% were non-families, and 33.7% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.14. The median age was 38.8 years.
2000 census At the
2000 census, there were 11,211 people, 3,915 households, and 2,615 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 4,568 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 71.0 percent Black or African American, 27.37 percent White, 0.12 percent Asian, 0.09 percent Native American, 0.06 percent Pacific Islander, 0.85 percent from other races, and 0.51 percent from two or more races. 1.61 percent of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 3,915 households, 30.3 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.8 percent were married couples living together, 25.8 percent had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.2 percent were non-families. 30.0 percent of all households were one person and 12.3 percent had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.21. The age distribution was 26.6 percent under the age of 18, 9.8 percent from 18 to 24, 28.2 percent from 25 to 44, 22.8 percent from 45 to 64, and 12.7 percent who were 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.5 males. The median household income was $20,898 and the median family income was $27,348. Males had a median income of $25,930 versus $20,318 for females. The per capita income for the county was $11,293. About 28.4 percent of families and 34.5 percent of the population were below the
poverty line, including 48.1 percent of those under age 18 and 26.00 percent of those age 65 or over. ==Government and politics==