2020 census As of the 2020 census, the median household income was $62,400. In the 2024
American Community Survey, the median income was $72,739.
2010 As of the
census of 2010, there were 51,125 people living in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 (91.3%) occupied, 1,853 (8.3%) vacant. The population density was . The racial makeup of the county was 96.9%
White, 0.7%
African American, 0.2%
Native American, 0.7%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.3% from
other races, and 1.1% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.4% of the population.
2000 As of the
census of 2000, there were 51,784 people, 19,725 households, and 14,320 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 21,410 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 97.52%
White, 0.54%
African American, 0.22%
Native American, 0.57%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.21% from
other races, and 0.92% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.98% of the population. 16.6% were of
German, 16.4%
English, 14%
Irish, 9.6%
Italian, 5%
Polish and 4%
Dutch ancestry according to
Census 2000. 96.9% spoke
English and 1.6%
Spanish as their first language. There were 19,725 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were
married couples living together, 9.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.40% were non-families. 22.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 27.00% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 97.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $40,266, and the median income for a family was $46,509. Males had a median income of $32,161 versus $23,653 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,673. About 6.0% of families and 8.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.0% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over. There were 8,784 men of military age residing in the county. ==Communities==