2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 25,516. The median age was 40.7 years. 22.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.8 males age 18 and over. 65.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 34.3% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 73.4% White, 1.8%
Black or African American, 4.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.7%
Asian, 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.9% from some other race, and 11.3% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 14.1% of the population. The population density was . There were 10,826 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 82.0% white, 4.5% American Indian, 2.7% Asian, 1.6% black or African American, 0.2% Pacific islander, 4.8% from other races, and 4.2% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 12.1% of the population. Of the 9,671 households, 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.0% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 31.4% were non-families, and 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.01. The median age was 39.0 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 United States census, the county had 23,982 people, 8,912 households, and 6,461 families. The
population density was . There were 9,732 housing units at an average density of . The country's racial makeup was 84.2%
White, 1.6%
Black or
African American, 4.8%
Native American, 2.7%
Asian, 0.2%
Pacific Islander, 3.2% from
other races, and 3.3% from two or more races. 8.7% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 8,912 households, of which 37.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were
married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09. 28.0% of the county's population was under age 18, 8.1% was from age 18 to 24, 28.7% was from age 25 to 44, 22.3% was from age 45 to 64, and 11.9% was age 65 or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males. The country's median household income was $40,808 and the median family income was $46,624. Males had a median income of $36,478 versus $25,000 for females. The county's
per capita income was $19,264. About 6.2% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 10.8% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==