2021 estimates According to 2021 census estimates, its median household income was $54,896 and the county had a poverty rate of 14.4%. The racial makeup of the county was 69.7% White, 3.1%
Black or African American, 12.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 2.0% from some other race, and 11.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.9% of the population. there were 69,442 people, 25,911 households, and 18,227 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 29,139 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 76.3%
white, 2.9%
black or
African American, 12.9%
Native American, 0.6%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 0.1% from
other races, and 6.3% from two or more races. About 4% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race, while 9% were of
American, 17%
German, 14%
Irish and 10%
English ancestry. About 90.6% spoke
English and 4.2%
Spanish as their first language. As of 2010, there were 25,911 households, out of which 34.5% included children under the age of 18, 51.9% were
married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.7% were non-families. About a quarter of households consisted of a single individual and 9.8% 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 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 24.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88 males. As of 2010, the median income for a household in the county was $41,332, and the median income for a family was $50,399. Males had a median income of $39,580 versus $27,495 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $20,700. About 14% of families and 18% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 26.4% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==