Editing Amador County, California (section)

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
|1860= 10930
|1870= 9582
|1880= 11384
|1890= 10320
|1900= 11116
|1910= 9086
|1920= 7793
|1930= 8494
|1940= 8973
|1950= 9151
|1960= 9990
|1970= 11821
|1980= 19314
|1990= 30039
|2000= 35100
|2010= 38091
|2020= 40474
|estyear=2024
|estimate=42026
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2024">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 9, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790-2000|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ca190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|editor-last=Forstall|editor-first=Richard L.|date=March 27, 1995|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|date=April 2, 2001|access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Amador County, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Amador County, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=0500000US06005&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amador County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06005&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Amador County, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US06005&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|28,920
|30,325
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29,725
|82.39%
|79.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73.44%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|1,348
|938
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,215
|3.84%
|2.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.00%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|538
|547
|style='background: #ffffe6; |577
|1.53%
|1.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.43%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|326
|396
|style='background: #ffffe6; |554
|0.93%
|1.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.37%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|29
|63
|style='background: #ffffe6; |73
|0.08%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|178
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |249
|0.51%
|0.34%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|635
|936
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,067
|1.81%
|2.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.11%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3,126
|4,756
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,014
|8.91%
|12.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.86%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''35,100'''
|'''38,091'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''40,474'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

=== 2011 ===

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
|-
! colspan="6" | Population, race, and income
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | 38,244
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 33,454
| 87.5%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 870
| 2.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 889
| 2.3%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 529
| 1.4%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 82
| 0.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 1,432
| 3.7%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;&nbsp;Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
| 988
| 2.6%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" |&nbsp;Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref>
| 4,677
| 12.2%
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $28,030
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $56,180
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align: left;" | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
| colspan="2" | $69,521
|}

==== Places by population, race, and income ====

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"
|+ class="nowrap"| Places by population and race
|-
!scope="col"| Place
!scope="col"| Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| White<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /><br /><ref name="other" group="note">Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref>
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Black or African<br />American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001" /><br /><ref name="na" group="note">Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref>
!scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Hispanic or Latino<br />(of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003" />
|-
!scope="row"| [[Amador City, California|Amador City]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 158 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buckhorn, Amador County, California|Buckhorn]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,090 || 98.4% || 1.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 5.6%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buena Vista, Amador County, California|Buena Vista]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 435 || 68.5% || 25.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.4% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche North Shore, California|Camanche North Shore]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 791 || 96.7% || 3.3% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 16.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche Village, California|Camanche Village]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 704 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Drytown, California|Drytown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 138 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Fiddletown, California|Fiddletown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 121 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ione, California|Ione]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 7,873 || 70.7% || 14.6% || 2.6% || 9.7% || 2.4% || 25.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Jackson, California|Jackson]]<sup>†</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 4,626 || 90.7% || 4.8% || 1.2% || 0.8% || 2.5% || 16.6%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Kirkwood, California|Kirkwood]]<sup>‡</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 158 || 96.8% || 0.0% || 0.6% || 2.5% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Martell, California|Martell]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 140 || 100.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pine Grove, Amador County, California|Pine Grove]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,573 || 93.0% || 5.9% || 1.1% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 7.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pioneer, California|Pioneer]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,226 || 82.1% || 2.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 15.3% || 0.0%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Plymouth, California|Plymouth]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 1,055 || 94.0% || 3.2% || 0.6% || 0.0% || 2.2% || 11.7%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Red Corral, California|Red Corral]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,757 || 84.4% || 11.8% || 2.3% || 0.2% || 1.4% || 2.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[River Pines, California|River Pines]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 578 || 97.1% || 0.0% || 2.9% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 6.9%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Sutter Creek, California|Sutter Creek]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 2,497 || 93.4% || 1.5% || 4.8% || 0.0% || 0.3% || 5.3%
|-
!scope="row"| [[Volcano, California|Volcano]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 184 || 99.4% || 0.0% || 0.6% || 0.0% || 0.0% || 0.0%
|}
<span style="font-size:85%;"><sup>†</sup> County seat<br /><sup>‡</sup> Data for Amador County area of this CDP</span>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"
|+ class="nowrap"| Places by population and income
|-
!scope="col"| Place
!scope="col"| Type<ref name="US-CB" />
!scope="col"| Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. [https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref>
!scope="col" data-sort-type="currency"| Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="currency"| Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013" />
!scope="col" data-sort-type="currency"| Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113" />
|-
!scope="row"| [[Amador City, California|Amador City]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 158 || $36,439 || $63,036 || $81,500
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buckhorn, Amador County, California|Buckhorn]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,090 || $31,611 || $50,365 || $54,833
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buena Vista, Amador County, California|Buena Vista]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 435 || $12,573 || $32,944 || $33,444
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche North Shore, California|Camanche North Shore]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 791 || $31,857 || $58,309 || $79,125
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche Village, California|Camanche Village]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 704 || $35,199 || $98,333 || $98,631
|-
!scope="row"| [[Drytown, California|Drytown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 138 || $20,676 || $21,172 || $70,595
|-
!scope="row"| [[Fiddletown, California|Fiddletown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 121 || $69,702 || $65,192 || $49,766
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ione, California|Ione]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 7,873 || $14,946 || $72,734 || $79,775
|-
!scope="row"| [[Jackson, California|Jackson]]<sup>†</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 4,626 || $24,945 || $48,631 || $63,028
|-
!scope="row"| [[Kirkwood, California|Kirkwood]]<sup>‡</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 39 || $14,623 || $7,188 ||<ref name="ND">Data unavailable</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Martell, California|Martell]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 140 || $23,051 || $50,962 || $90,391
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pine Grove, Amador County, California|Pine Grove]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,573 || $29,918 || $52,917 || $74,048
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pioneer, California|Pioneer]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,226 || $32,153 || $42,917 || $92,600
|-
!scope="row"| [[Plymouth, California|Plymouth]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 1,055 || $21,626 || $38,333 || $56,667
|-
!scope="row"| [[Red Corral, California|Red Corral]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,757 || $20,145 || $58,450 || $57,803
|-
!scope="row"| [[River Pines, California|River Pines]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 578 || $30,626 || $31,544 || $38,875
|-
!scope="row"| [[Sutter Creek, California|Sutter Creek]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[List of cities and towns in California|City]]
| 2,497 || $26,788 || $46,316 || $51,389
|-
!scope="row"| [[Volcano, California|Volcano]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 183 || $47,178 || $89,688 ||<ref name="ND" />
|}
<span style="font-size:85%;"><sup>†</sup> County seat<br /><sup>‡</sup> Data for Amador County area of this CDP</span>

===2010===

The [[2010 United States census]] reported that Amador County had a population of 38,091. The racial makeup of Amador County was 33,149 (87.0%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 962 (2.5%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 678 (1.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 419 (1.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 77 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1,450 (3.8%) from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 1,356 (3.6%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4,756 persons (12.5%).<ref>{{USCensus2010CA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"
|+ class="nowrap"| Population reported at [[2010 United States census]]
|-
!scope="col"| Place
!scope="col"| Type
!scope="col"| Total<br />population
!scope="col"| [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
!scope="col"| [[African American (U.S. Census)|African<br />American]]
!scope="col"| [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native<br />American]]
!scope="col"| [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
!scope="col"| [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific<br />Islander]]
!scope="col"| [[Race (United States census)|Other<br />races]]
!scope="col"| Two or<br />more races
!scope="col"| [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]]<br />or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]<br />(of any race)
|-
!scope="row"| Amador County
|style="text-align:left"| County
| 38,091 || 33,149 || 962 || 678 || 419 || 77 || 1,450 || 1,356 || 4,756
|-
!scope="row"| [[Amador City, California|Amador City]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Municipal corporation|City]]
| 185 || 171 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 11
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ione, California|Ione]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Municipal corporation|City]]
| 7,918 || 5,826 || 824 || 173 || 110 || 21 || 678 || 286 || 1,991
|-
!scope="row"| [[Jackson, California|Jackson]]<sup>†</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[Municipal corporation|City]]
| 4,651 || 4,090 || 32 || 94 || 60 || 4 || 185 || 186 || 520
|-
!scope="row"| [[Plymouth, California|Plymouth]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Municipal corporation|City]]
| 1,005 || 850 || 3 || 18 || 6 || 2 || 70 || 56 || 183
|-
!scope="row"| [[Sutter Creek, California|Sutter Creek]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Municipal corporation|City]]
| 2,501 || 2,272 || 10 || 34 || 65 || 5 || 40 || 75 || 219
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buckhorn, Amador County, California|Buckhorn]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,429 || 2,259 || 9 || 37 || 25 || 4 || 47 || 48 || 168
|-
!scope="row"| [[Buena Vista, Amador County, California|Buena Vista]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 429 || 365 || 1 || 23 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 28 || 35
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche North Shore, California|Camanche North Shore]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 979 || 860 || 3 || 14 || 12 || 3 || 38 || 49 || 150
|-
!scope="row"| [[Camanche Village, California|Camanche Village]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 847 || 762 || 0 || 9 || 8 || 4 || 31 || 33 || 121
|-
!scope="row"| [[Drytown, California|Drytown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 167 || 153 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 11 || 11
|-
!scope="row"| [[Fiddletown, California|Fiddletown]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 235 || 215 || 0 || 5 || 1 || 0 || 8 || 6 || 22
|-
!scope="row"| [[Kirkwood, California|Kirkwood]]<sup>‡</sup>
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 61 || 59 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|-
!scope="row"| [[Martell, California|Martell]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 282 || 234 || 0 || 14 || 0 || 5 || 14 || 15 || 36
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pine Grove, Amador County, California|Pine Grove]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 2,219 || 2,027 || 9 || 36 || 9 || 6 || 49 || 83 || 202
|-
!scope="row"| [[Pioneer, California|Pioneer]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,094 || 1,017 || 0 || 34 || 1 || 2 || 12 || 28 || 52
|-
!scope="row"| [[Red Corral, California|Red Corral]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 1,413 || 1,259 || 24 || 15 || 12 || 3 || 33 || 67 || 147
|-
!scope="row"| [[River Pines, California|River Pines]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 379 || 324 || 0 || 5 || 4 || 0 || 8 || 38 || 31
|-
!scope="row"| [[Volcano, California|Volcano]]
|style="text-align:left"| [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
| 115 || 109 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 7
|-
!scope="row"| All others not CDPs (combined)
|style="text-align:left"| Others not CDPs
| 11,182 || 10,297 || 47 || 160 || 100 || 18 || 221 || 339 || 848
|}
<span style="font-size:85%;"><sup>†</sup> County seat<br /><sup>‡</sup> Data for Amador County area of this CDP</span>

===2000 Census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=May 14, 2011 |title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 35,100 people, 12,759 households, and 9,071 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|59|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people}}. There were 15,035 housing units at an average density of {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the county was 85.8% [[Race (United States census)|White]], 3.9% [[Race (United States census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States census)|African American]], 1.8% [[Race (United States census)|Native American]], 1.0% [[Race (United States census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States census)|Pacific Islander]], 5.0% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 2.4% from two or more races. 8.9% of the population were [[Race (United States census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States census)|Latino]] of any race. 14.9% were of [[German people|German]], 12.6% [[English people|English]], 11.7% [[Irish people|Irish]], 8.8% [[Italian people|Italian]] and 7.3% [[United States|American]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 93.1% spoke [[English language|English]] and 5.1% [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as their first language.

There were 12,759 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 23.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.81.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.6% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 28.3% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 122.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 123.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $42,280, and the median income for a family was $51,226. Males had a median income of $39,697 versus $28,850 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $22,412. About 6.1% of families and 9.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.