2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 4,104; the median age was 54.2 years, 15.1% of residents were under the age of 18, and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.1 males age 18 and over. 10.9% of residents lived in urban areas while 89.1% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 83.5% White, 0.6%
Black or African American, 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.6%
Asian, 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.0% from some other race, and 9.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 8.3% of the population. There were 1,807 households in the county, of which 22.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 20.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,987 housing units, of which 9.1% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 87.0% were owner-occupied and 13.0% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.3% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.5%. The population density was . The 1,990 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 92.1% White, 1.6% Asian, 1.6% American Indian, 1.0% Black or African American, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 5.7% of the population. Of the 1,742 households, 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 26.0% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.76. The median age was 50.5 years.
2000 census At the
2000 census, 3,399 people, 1,462 households, and 969 families were living in the county. The population density was . The 1,596 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 93.0% White, 0.3% Black or African American, 1.4% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.7% from other races, and 2.4% from two or more races. About 5.1% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,462 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.6% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 25.6% of households were one person and 6.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.32, and the average family size was 2.74. In the county, the population was distributed as 19.7% under the age of 18, 4.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 35.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% 65 or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.1 males. The median income for a household was $45,490 and for a family was $57,095. Males had a median income of $40,123 versus $26,417 for females. The per capita income for the county was $23,642; 5.8% of the population and 2.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.2% were under the age of 18 and 4.8% were 65 or older. ==Communities==