2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 3,382 and the median age was 38.1 years. 29.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 98.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 96.4 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 70.1%
White, 0.1%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 14.8% from some other race, and 13.8% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 33.6% of the population. <0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. There were 1,243 households in the county, of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 62.8% were married-couple households, 15.8% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 18.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was . The 1,548 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 87.65% White, 1.55% Black or African American, 0.72% Native American, 0.27% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 8.48% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. About 15.6% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,280 households, 32.7% had children under 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were not families. About 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.98. In the county, the population was distributed as 28.0% under 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $35,456, and for a family was $42,036. Males had a median income of $31,154 versus $19,423 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $16,929. About 10.90% of families and 12.60% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 16.70% of those under age 18 and 12.80% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==