Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 39,619. The median age was 35.3 years, 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18, and 14.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 111.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 113.8 males age 18 and over. As of the
2020 census, the racial makeup of the county was 46.6%
White, 11.0%
Black or African American, 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
Asian, <0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 20.2% from some other race, and 19.6% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents comprised 55.8% of the population. As of the
2020 census, 64.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 36.0% lived in rural areas. As of the
2020 census, there were 12,644 households, including 9,378 families, residing in the county. Of all households, 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them, 47.3% were married-couple households, 19.1% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 14,971 housing units, of which 15.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 68.3% were owner-occupied and 31.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.5%.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 36,210 people, 10,850 households, and 8,137 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 12,294 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 66.08%
White, 14.75%
Black or
African American, 0.80%
Native American, 0.45%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 14.67% from
other races, and 3.22% from two or more races. 39.59% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. In 2000 there were 10,850 households, out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 18.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.44. In the county, the population was spread out, with 30.0% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.4 males. The median income for a household in the county was $33,592, and the median income for a family was $34,902. Males had a median income of $25,896 versus $20,070 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,663. About 16.9% of families and 24.1% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.9% of those under age 18 and 15.0% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==