Demographics

 

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,767 people, 3,426 households, and 2,351 families residing in the county. There were 3,901 housing units. The racial makeup of the county was 98.7% White, 0.2% Black or African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.9% from other races, and 0.4% from two or more races. 1.7% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 3,426 households out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.9% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.4% were non-families. 28.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.13.

30.1% of the population is 19 years and younger, 4.3% from 20 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.8 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,331, and the median income for a family was $44,441. Males had a median income of $28,856 versus $20,979 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,394. About 4.8% of the families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.