2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 10,679 and a population density of . The median age was 42.3 years, with 20.7% of residents under the age of 18 and 22.3% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.3 males age 18 and over. 96.07% of the population reported being of one race. The racial makeup of the county was 90.5%
White, 2.0%
Black or African American, 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 2.4% from some other race, and 3.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 5.6% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 4,512 households in the county, of which 24.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.0% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 11,723 people, 4,749 households, and 3,181 families in the county. The population density was . There were 5,065 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 97.37% white, 0.18% black or African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.01% from other races, and 0.49% from two or more races. 2.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 4,749 households 30.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.90% were married couples living together, 7.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.00% were non-families. 29.40% of households were one person and 14.70% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.91. The age distribution was 24.10% under the age of 18, 9.80% from 18 to 24, 24.10% from 25 to 44, 23.10% from 45 to 64, and 18.90% 65 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 92.90 males. The median household income was $38,381 and the median family income was $47,306. Males had a median income of $30,720 versus $22,509 for females. The per capita income for the county was $18,494. About 5.00% of families and 8.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.90% of those under age 18 and 8.20% of those age 65 or over. ==History==