Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 14,779, 5,560 households, and 3,790 families. The median age was 37.0 years; 26.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.4 males age 18 and over. 33.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 66.7% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 70.1% White, 15.6%
Black or African American, 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 8.5% from some other race, and 4.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 13.9% of the population. There were 5,560 households in the county, of which 35.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 6,351 housing units, of which 12.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.9% were owner-occupied and 33.1% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4% and the rental vacancy rate was 9.4%. ==Politics==