Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 104,154. The population density was 144.7 per square mile. The median age was 41.4 years, with 21.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 19.2% of residents 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 95.6 males. The racial makeup of the county was 88.0%
White, 2.3%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 5.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.4% of the population. There were 42,824 households in the county, of which 26.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.8% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 97,296 people, 36,931 households, and 25,482 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 39,271 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.16%
White, 0.90%
Black or
African American, 0.38%
Native American, 0.87%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.84% from
other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. 2.04% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 57.7% were of
German, 6.1%
Irish and 5.3%
American ancestry. 95.5% spoke
English, 2.1%
Spanish and 1.3%
German as their first language. There were 36,931 households, out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were
married couples living together, 7.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.00% were non-families. 25.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males. In 2017, there were 1,066 births, giving a general fertility rate of 57.7 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 20th lowest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Additionally, there were 74 reported induced abortions performed on women of Fond du Lac County residence in 2017. ==Communities==