2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 47,973. Of the residents, 15.5% were under the age of 18 and 11.9% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 25.6 years. For every 100 females there were 99.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males. 68.1% of residents lived in urban areas and 31.9% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 76.3% White, 2.5%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 7.6%
Asian, 0.3%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 3.1% from some other race, and 9.5% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 8.4% of the population. The population density was . There were 19,323 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 84.6% white, 7.8% Asian, 1.7% black or African American, 0.7% American Indian, 0.2% Pacific islander, 1.4% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 4.6% of the population. Of the 17,468 households, 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.4% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 53.5% were non-families, and 32.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age was 24.4 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 40,740 people, 15,257 households, and 8,055 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 16,676 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 88.07%
White, 1.53%
Black or
African American, 0.73%
Native American, 5.55%
Asian, 0.27%
Pacific Islander, 1.22% from
other races, and 2.63% from two or more races. 2.99% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 21.9% were of
German, 9.8%
English, 8.6%
Irish, 8.3%
United States or American and 6.6%
Norwegian ancestry. There were 15,257 households, out of which 24.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.20% were
married couples living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.20% were non-families. 29.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.31 and the average family size was 2.91. In the county, the population was spread out, with 18.10% under the age of 18, 32.60% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 16.00% from 45 to 64, and 9.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 102.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.90 males. The median income for a household in the county was $28,584, and the median income for a family was $44,830. Males had a median income of $33,381 versus $27,046 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $15,298. About 11.00% of families and 25.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.50% of those under age 18 and 5.50% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==