2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 48,939. Of the residents, 15.8% were under the age of 18 and 23.3% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 46.1 years. For every 100 females there were 133.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 139.9 males. 50.5% of residents lived in urban areas and 49.5% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 81.7% White, 3.8%
Black or African American, 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.1% from some other race, and 6.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 12.4% of the population. The
population density was . There were 17,145 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.52%
White, 5.34%
Black or
African American, 1.53%
Native American, 0.50%
Asian, 0.06%
Pacific Islander, 1.22% from
other races, and 1.82% from two or more races. 10.35% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 15,232 households, out of which 30.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.30% were
married couples living together, 9.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.10% were non-families. 26.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.93. In the county, the population was spread out, with 20.60% under the age of 18, 7.50% from 18 to 24, 33.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 14.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 133.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 143.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,150, and the median income for a family was $42,303. Males had a median income of $30,428 versus $23,112 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,420. About 8.30% of families and 11.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 14.80% of those under age 18 and 7.40% of those age 65 or over. ==Sister cities==