According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 535 square miles (1,390km2), of which 532 square miles (1,380km2) is land and 2.8 square miles (7.3km2) (0.5%) is water.[4]
A portion of Taylor County at one time was part of Missouri.
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 5,896 and a population density of 10.986029521276/sqmi (?/km?Unknown unit?). 95.76% of the population reported being of one race.[11]
The median age was 43.5 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 24.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.3 males age 18 and over.[12]
There were 2,506 households in the county, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.8% were married-couple households, 18.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[12]
There were 2,885 housing units, of which 13.1% were vacant, leaving 2,506 occupied units; among the occupied units, 77.4% were owner-occupied and 22.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%.[12]
<0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[13]
The 2010 census recorded a population of 6,317 in the county, with a population density of 11.8/sqmi (4.6/km2). There were 3,107 housing units, of which 2,679 were occupied.[15]
Taylor County courthouse
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 6,958 people, 2,824 households, and 1,911 families in the county. The population density was 13 peopleper square mile (5.0 people/km2). There were 3,199 housing units at an average density of 6 unitsper square mile (2.3 units/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 97.71% White, 0.03% Black or African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. 3.81%[16] were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 2,824 households 28.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.00% were married couples living together, 5.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. 27.80% of households were one person and 16.10% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.94.
The age distribution was 23.90% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 23.40% from 25 to 44, 22.80% from 45 to 64, and 22.40% 65 or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.00 males.
The median household income was $31,297 and the median family income was $37,194. Males had a median income of $26,631 versus $19,162 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,082. About 8.50% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.10% of those under age 18 and 15.20% of those age 65 or over.
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