2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 23,158. The median age was 42.3 years. 23.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.3 males. The racial makeup of the county was 91.2% White, 1.0%
Black or African American, 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.8% from some other race, and 6.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.5% of the population. 25.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 74.1% lived in rural areas. There were 9,081 households in the county, of which 30.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older., there were 23,354 people, 8,743 households, and 6,539 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 9,371 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.50%
White, 1.46%
Black or
African American, 0.36%
Native American, 0.19%
Asian, 0.36% from
other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Approximately 1.08% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 29.6% were of
American, 23.3%
German, 11.5%
English and 10.3%
Irish ancestry. There were 8,743 households, out of which 35.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.10% were
married couples living together, 8.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.20% were non-families. 22.10% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.50% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 12.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $41,886, and the median income for a family was $49,192. Males had a median income of $36,815 versus $21,684 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,685. About 5.30% of families and 6.80% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 8.00% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==