2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 11,310. Of the residents, 20.9% were under the age of 18 and 20.0% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 43.0 years. For every 100 females there were 119.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 121.9 males. The racial makeup of the county was 59.1% White, 6.2%
Black or African American, 22.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 1.3% from some other race, and 10.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 3.0% of the population. •
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (19.4%) •
English (12.1%) •
Irish (6.2%) •
German (6.2%) •
African American (5.3%) •
Cherokee (3.4%) •
Mexican (2.3%) •
Choctaw (1.1%) •
Cherokee Nation (1%)
2010 census As of the
2010 United States census, there were 12,191 people living in the county. 64.4% were
White, 19.7%
Native American, 8.3%
Black or African American, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 0.8% of some other race and 6.5%
of two or more races. 2.9% were
Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 11,814 people, 4,270 households, and 2,971 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 5,114 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 65.46%
White, 10.41%
Black or
African American, 18.20%
Native American, 0.08%
Asian, 0.57% from
other races, and 5.27% from two or more races. 1.64% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 92.5% spoke
English, 3.5%
Muskogee, 2.1%
Spanish and 1.3%
German as their first language. There were 4,270 households, out of which 29.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.10% were
married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.40% were non-families. 27.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.50% 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 3.06. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.60% under the age of 18, 8.20% from 18 to 24, 26.70% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 106.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $24,324, and the median income for a family was $30,325. Males had a median income of $24,129 versus $17,819 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $12,746. About 17.30% of families and 23.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.60% of those under age 18 and 17.50% of those age 65 or over. ==Life expectancy and health==