Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 161,501. The median age was 43.5 years, with 21.7% of residents under the age of 18 and 20.1% of residents 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 73.2%
White, 2.4%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 6.2% from some other race, and 16.1% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 27.0% of the population. 53.4% of residents lived in urban areas, while 46.6% lived in rural areas. There were 62,232 households in the county, of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.6% were married-couple households, 15.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 21.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was . There were 32,718 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.08%
White, 0.95%
Black or
African American, 0.53%
Native American, 0.46%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 6.98% from
other races, and 1.96% from two or more races. 22.57% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 29,066 households, out of which 33.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.80% were
married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.70% were non-families. 20.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.00% 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 3.05. A
Williams Institute analysis of
2010 census data found there were about 4.4
same-sex couples per 1,000 households in the county. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.50% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 27.50% from 25 to 44, 25.20% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males. The median income for a household in the county was $46,147, and the median income for a family was $52,455. Males had a median income of $36,048 versus $25,940 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $21,914. About 6.40% of families and 8.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.50% of those under age 18 and 7.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==