2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 15,912. The median age was 42.2 years. 24.2% 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 97.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 89.1% White, 0.6%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.5% from some other race, and 5.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.9% of the population. There were 6,390 households in the county, of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 15,396 people, 6,060 households, and 4,229 families in the county. The
population density was . There were 6,567 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.42%
White, 0.29%
Black or
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.14% from
other races, and 0.65% from two or more races. 2.45% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 6,060 households, out of which 32.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.70% were
married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.20% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01. The county population contained 26.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 26.10% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 18.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 96.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,302, and the median income for a family was $45,295. Males had a median income of $30,682 versus $21,520 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,752. About 5.90% of families and 8.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 9.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==