Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 27,981, and 60.0% of residents lived in urban areas while 40.0% lived in rural areas. The median age was 39.1 years; 21.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.2% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.1 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 44.7% White, 43.7%
Black or African American, 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.3% from some other race, and 5.2% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 9.1% of the population. There were 10,693 households, including 6,596 families; 29.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 33.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 28.2% of households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 11,991 housing units, of which 10.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 64.9% were owner-occupied and 35.1% were renter-occupied, and the homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% while the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%. ==Education==