2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 37,870. The median age was 40.6 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.7 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 79.5%
White, 1.6%
Black or African American, 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 8.9% from some other race, and 7.3% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 17.6% of the population. There were 14,900 households in the county, of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.4% were married-couple households, 18.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 16,474 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 88.2% white, 1.5% black or African American, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 7.0% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.6% of the population. Of the 14,858 households, 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.7% were non-families, and 27.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age was 38.7 years. ==Notable people==