2020 census 2000 census As of the
census of 2000, 98,726 people, 39,071 households, and 26,216 families were residing in the county. The
population density was . The 46,132 housing units had an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 96.43% White, 1.36% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.21% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.81% of the population. About 18.6% were of German, 15.2% English, 14.4% American, 13.6% Irish, and 8.3% Italian ancestry according to
Census 2000; 96.5% spoke English and 1.3% Spanish as their first language. Of the 39,071 households, 31.8% had children under 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were not families. About 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the age distribution was 26.0% under 18, 7.40 from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,479 and for a family was $41,940. Males had a median income of $32,155 versus $24,163 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,197. About 9.9% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.7% of those under 18 and 5.8% of those 65 or over. ==Industry==