2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 22,565 and a population density of . The median age was 41.1 years, 24.3% of residents were under the age of 18, and 20.7% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.6 males age 18 and over. 95.31% of the population reported being of a single race. The racial makeup of the county was 90.3%
White, 0.8%
Black or African American, 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.4% from some other race, and 4.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 7.1% of the population. 30.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 69.7% lived in rural areas. There were 8,916 households in the county, of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 54.0% were married-couple households, 17.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 20,670 people, 8,056 households, and 5,631 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 8,543 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.04%
White, 0.29%
Black or
African American, 0.19%
Native American, 0.25%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.51% from
other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 2.73% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 8,056 households, out of which 31.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.30% were
married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% were non-families. 26.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.10% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $39,103, and the median income for a family was $45,636. Males had a median income of $29,592 versus $22,818 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,221. About 5.10% of families and 7.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.30% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==