2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 7,352. The median age was 34.1 years; 29.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.0% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.1 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 99.4 males age 18 and over. 79.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 20.2% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% White, 0.1%
Black or African American, 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 20.5% from some other race, and 19.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 52.5% of the population. There were 2,621 households in the county, of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 7,909 people, 2,742 households, and 2,097 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 3,027 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the county was 77.00%
White, 0.86%
Native American, 0.37%
Asian, 0.21%
Black or
African American, 19.46% from other races, and 2.10% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 34.67% of the population. There were 2,742
households, out of which 43.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.40% were
married couples living together, 7.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.50% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.34. In the county, the population was spread out, with 32.80% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 20.20% from 45 to 64, and 9.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 100.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males. The
median income for a household in the county was $39,854, and the median income for a family was $44,914. Males had a median income of $34,464 versus $22,000 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,072. About 6.50% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.60% of those under age 18 and 7.50% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==