 The per capita income for the county was $22,421.About 12.1% of families and 17.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 9.5% of those age 65 or over.As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 157,715 people, 60,151 households, and 39,459 families residing in the county.