2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 30,891. The median age was 32.1 years. 34.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 12.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 101.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.3 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 87.7% White, 0.3%
Black or African American, 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.6% from some other race, and 5.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 10.5% of the population. 33.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 66.7% lived in rural areas. There were 9,581 households in the county, of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 15.3% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 16.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 8,722 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 91.2% white, 0.8% American Indian, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% black or African American, 0.1% Pacific islander, 5.8% from other races, and 1.5% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 10.1% of the population. Of the 8,146 households, 47.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 17.8% were non-families, and 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.57. The median age was 30.0 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 19,155 people, 5,901 households, and 4,880 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 6,287 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 90.87%
White, 0.28%
Black or
African American, 0.46%
Native American, 0.23%
Asian, 0.08%
Pacific Islander, 6.76% from
other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 9.96% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 32.7 were of
English, 10.9%
German and 9.2%
American ancestry. There were 5,901 households, out of which 47.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.60% were
married couples living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.30% were non-families. 15.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.62. In the county, the population was spread out, with 36.30% under the age of 18, 9.60% from 18 to 24, 25.50% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 9.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 102.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.00 males. The median income for a household in the county was $37,737, and the median income for a family was $41,530. Males had a median income of $31,298 versus $19,755 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,838. About 8.00% of families and 10.40% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 13.00% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==