 The per capita income for the county was $16,090.About 16.6% of families and 23.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.7% of those under age 18 and 20.6% of those age 65 or over.As of the 2000 census, there were 11,499 people, 4,768 households, and 3,461 families residing in the county.