Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 53,272. Of the residents, 19.3% were under the age of 18 and 29.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 51.7 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.8 males. 55.6% of residents lived in urban areas while 44.4% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 67.4% White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 16.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.8% from some other race, and 8.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 17.4% of the population. The most reported ancestries in
2020 were: •
English (15.7%) •
Mexican (14.8%) •
German (12.9%) •
Irish (11.3%) •
San Carlos Apache (7%) •
Apache (3.6%) •
Italian (3.1%) •
White Mountain Apache (2.9%) •
Scottish (2.5%) •
French (2.1%) There were 22,312 households in the county, of which 22.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 27.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 32,698 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 76.8% white, 14.8% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 5.3% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 17.9% of the population. Of the 22,000 households, 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.0% were non-families, and 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 47.9 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 51,335 people, 20,140 households, and 14,098 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 28,189 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 77.8%
White, 0.4%
Black or
African American, 12.9%
Native American, 0.4%
Asian, 0.2%
Pacific Islander, 6.6% from
other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. 16.7% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 9.8% reported speaking
Spanish at home, while 6.3% speak
Western Apache. There were 20,140 households, out of which 26.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.1% were
married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.99. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.1% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 22.3% from 25 to 44, 26.4% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $30,917, and the median income for a family was $36,593. Males had a median income of $31,579 versus $22,315 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,315. About 12.6% of families and 17.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 25.9% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==