2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,115 and a median age of 40.4 years. 19.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 144.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 154.7 males. The racial makeup of the county was 91.3%
White, 5.4%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.6% from some other race, and 2.4% from
two or more races, with
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprising 1.2% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 4,725 households in the county, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them. Of all households, 51.6% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 5,751 housing units, of which 17.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 78.1% were owner-occupied and 21.9% were renter-occupied; the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 5.7%. The population density was . There were 6,053 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.1% white, 2.5% black or African American, 0.3% American Indian, 0.1% Asian, 0.2% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 0.4% of the population. Of the 4,852 households, 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 30.0% were non-families, and 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 48.6 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 14,058 people, 4,546 households, and 3,318 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,480 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 92.55%
White, 6.69%
Black or
African American, 0.26%
Native American, 0.09%
Asian, 0.03% from
other races, and 0.38% from two or more races. 0.43% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 4,546 households, out of which 33.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.50% were
married couples living together, 7.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.00% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.10. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.60% under the age of 18, 11.70% from 18 to 24, 31.80% from 25 to 44, 20.80% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 130.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 140.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $32,940, and the median income for a family was $38,939. Males had a median income of $30,911 versus $20,222 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,100. About 8.30% of families and 11.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.90% of those under age 18 and 11.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==