Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 25,091. The median age was 45.3 years. 20.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.3 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 92.9%
White, 0.4%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.5% from some other race, and 5.1% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.8% of the population. 33.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 66.2% lived in rural areas. There were 10,407 households in the county, of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 50.3% were married-couple households, 18.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 23,301 people, 8,995 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 13,375 housing units at an average density of . In 2000, the racial makeup of the county was 97.51%
White, 0.18%
Black or
African American, 0.62%
Native American, 0.34%
Asian, 0.04%
Pacific Islander, 0.15% from
other races, and 1.16% from two or more races. 0.75% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 22.1% were of
German, 17.6%
Polish, 10.5%
Irish, 9.9%
English and 9.4%
American ancestry. 96.8% spoke
English and 1.3%
Polish as their first language. There were 8,995 households, out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.40% were
married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 22.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.00. The county population contained 26.80% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.50% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.70 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the county was $40,876, and the median income for a family was $46,628. Males had a median income of $34,413 versus $21,204 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,810. About 5.30% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.50% of those under age 18 and 7.10% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==