Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 1,043,433. Of the residents, 20.0% were under the age of 18 and 21.9% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 41.2 years. For every 100 females there were 96.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.8 males. 91.2% of residents lived in urban areas and 8.8% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 60.7% White, 3.8%
Black or African American, 3.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.0%
Asian, 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 12.2% from some other race, and 16.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 35.7% of the population. There were 427,021 households in the county, of which 25.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 31.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 440,909 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 74.3% white, 3.5% black or African American, 3.3% American Indian, 2.6% Asian, 0.2% Pacific islander, 12.3% from other races, and 3.7% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 34.6% of the population. • 30.8% Mexican • 16.2% German • 10.6% Irish • 9.9% English • 4.5% Italian • 3.1% French • 2.8% American • 2.7% Polish • 2.4% Scottish • 1.8% Scotch-Irish • 1.7% Norwegian • 1.6% Dutch • 1.6% Swedish • 1.1% Russian Of the 388,660 households, 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.5% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 37.4% were non-families, and 29.2% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.06. The median age was 37.7 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 843,746 people, 332,350 households, and 212,039 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 366,737 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 75.1%
White, 3.0%
Black or
African American, 3.2%
Native American, 2.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 13.3% from
other races, and 3.2% from two or more races. 29.3% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 22.8% reported speaking
Spanish at home. There were 332,350 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were
married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.2% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.06. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.9% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males. The median income for a household in the county was $36,758, and the median income for a family was $44,446. Males had a median income of $32,156 versus $24,959 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $19,785. About 10.5% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.4% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Metropolitan Statistical Area==