Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 6,634
people, 2,689 households, and 1,801 families
residing in the county. The population density was
4/km² (12/mi²). There were 2,990 housing units at an
average density of 2/km² (5/mi²). The racial makeup
of the county was 97.75% White, 0.21% Black or
African American, 0.44% Native American, 0.06%
Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.83% from other
races, and 0.69% from two or more races. 1.66% of
the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 2,689 households out of which 30.20% had
children under the age of 18 living with them,
59.10% were married couples living together, 5.00%
had a female householder with no husband present,
and 33.00% were non-families. 30.20% of all
households were made up of individuals and 16.30%
had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.37 and the
average family size was 2.95.
In the county the population was spread out with
26.30% under the age of 18, 5.10% from 18 to 24,
24.00% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and
21.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median
age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were
93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over,
there were 91.30 males.
The median income for a household in the county was
$35,162, and the median income for a family was
$41,725. Males had a median income of $29,813 versus
$18,507 for females. The per capita income for the
county was $17,465. About 4.80% of families and
7.80% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 8.20% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of
those age 65 or over. |