2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 4,874. Of the residents, 14.2% were under the age of 18 and 28.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 54.6 years. For every 100 females there were 100.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.6 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 90.2% White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 1.9% from some other race, and 6.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.0% of the population. there were 3,742 people, 1,576 households, and 1,123 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 2,146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.34%
White, 0.08%
Black or
African American, 0.94%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian, 0.05%
Pacific Islander, 0.53% from
other races, and 1.71% from two or more races. 4.06% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 1,576 households, out of which 28.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.40% were
married couples living together, 6.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.70% were non-families. 23.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.77. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.50% under the age of 18, 4.10% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 34.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 102.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,019, and the median income for a family was $49,776. Males had a median income of $35,141 versus $26,176 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $24,335. About 6.00% of families and 7.20% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 2.90% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==