 The per capita income for the county was $18,779.About 14.3% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.As of the 2000 census, there were 24,209 people, 9,384 households, and 6,906 families residing in the county.