Willow first appeared on the 1940 U.S. Census as the unincorporated village of "Willow Station." It next appeared in 1960 and in every successive census as Willow. It was made a census-designated place (CDP) in 1980.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Willow had a population of 2,196. The median age was 55.3 years. 15.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 26.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 113.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 112.9 males age 18 and over. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,000 households in Willow, of which 15.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 52.3% were married-couple households, 26.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 14.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 431 families in the CDP. of 2000, there were 1,658 people, 654 households, and 438 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,530 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.40%
White, 3.08%
Native American, 0.24%
Asian, 0.42% from
other races, and 3.86% from two or more races. 1.27% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 654 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.08. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. Of residents age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males for every 100 females. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,906, and the median income for a family was $41,944. Males had a median income of $42,188 versus $29,792 for females. The
per capita income for the CDP was $22,323. About 15.3% of families and 22.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 38.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. ==State Parks==