Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 24,520 and a population density of . The median age was 49.9 years, with 18.2% of residents under the age of 18 and 25.0% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 111.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 114.0 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 89.9%
White, 1.6%
Black or African American, 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.8% from some other race, and 4.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 6.9% of the population. 0.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 99.6% lived in rural areas. There were 10,173 households in the county, of which 22.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.5% were married-couple households, 20.3% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 20.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 23,154 people, 9,336 households, and 6,581 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 13,667 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 96.80%
White, 0.27%
Black or
African American, 0.31%
Native American, 0.35%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 1.36% from
other races, and 0.89% from two or more races. 3.66% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 47.5% were of
German, 9.1%
Polish, 5.9%
Irish, 5.7%
American and 5.6%
English ancestry. 94.5% spoke
English, 3.4%
Spanish and 1.4%
German as their first language. There were 9,336 households, out of which 27.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.00% were
married couples living together, 6.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.50% were non-families. 24.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.89. In the county, the population was spread out, with 23.50% under the age of 18, 6.00% from 18 to 24, 24.90% from 25 to 44, 26.30% from 45 to 64, and 19.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males. In 2017, there were 222 births, giving a general fertility rate of 67.3 births per 1000 women aged 15–44, the 22nd highest rate out of all 72 Wisconsin counties. Of these, 19 of the births occurred at home. Additionally, there were 10 reported induced abortions performed on women of Waushara County residence in 2017. ==Communities==