2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 148,222, up from 88,495 in 2000. The racial makeup of the county was 83.0%
White, 1.2%
Black or African American, 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 4.6% from some other race, and 9.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 13.4% of the population. 35.7% of residents lived in urban areas, while 64.3% lived in rural areas. There were 53,482 households in the county, of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 61.5% were married-couple households, 14.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 19.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 19.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 57,427 housing units, of which 6.9% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 79.3% were owner-occupied and 20.7% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%.
Racial and ethnic composition ==Politics==