the county, of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.8% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 7,037 housing units, of which 18.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.9% were owner-occupied