Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 30,167. The median age was 42.8 years. 23.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.1 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 66.8%
White, 8.1%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 10.3% from some other race, and 13.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 26.7% of the population. There were 11,618 households in the county, of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 53.9% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 23.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 23,590 people, 8,747 households, and 6,481 families resided in the county. The
population density was . The 10,205 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 80.22% White, 10.64% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 6.99% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. About 16.13% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race, and 26.9% were of
German, 8.0%
Czech, 6.4%
English, and 5.0%
Irish ancestry according to
Census 2000. Of the 8,747 households, 34.70% had children under 18 living with them, 60.60% were married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.90% were not families; 22.80% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.50% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.14. In the county, the population was distributed as 27.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $38,615, and for a family was $46,342. Males had a median income of $32,455 versus $22,142 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $18,140. About 8.80% of families and 12.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.70% of those under age 18 and 14.40% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==