2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 31,095. Of the residents, 18.3% were under the age of 18 and 26.1% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 49.4 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.4 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 89.4% White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 0.9% from some other race, and 4.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 2.1% of the population.
2010 census As of the
2010 United States census, there were 32,856 people, 14,302 households, and 8,847 families living in the county. The population density was . There were 23,001 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 92.1% white, 4.9% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. Of the 14,302 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 38.1% were non-families, and 31.6% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.76. The median age was 46.1 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 33,941 people, 14,118 households, and 9,303 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 21,919 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 93.48%
White, 0.26%
Black or
African American, 4.43%
Native American, 0.30%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.44% from
other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. 0.81% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 95.0% spoke
English, 1.9%
Passamaquoddy, 1.0%
Spanish and 1.0%
French as their first language. There were 14,118 households, out of which 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.10% were
married couples living together, 9.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.10% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.84. In the county, the population was spread out, with 22.90% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 26.30% from 25 to 44, 25.60% from 45 to 64, and 17.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 95.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $25,869, and the median income for a family was $31,657. Males had a median income of $28,347 versus $20,074 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $14,119. About 14.20% of families and 19.00% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 22.40% of those under age 18 and 19.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==