2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 168,162. Of the residents, 22.2% were under the age of 18 and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.8 years. For every 100 females there were 97.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.5 males. 86.9% of residents lived in urban areas and 13.1% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 64.7% White, 2.2%
Black or African American, 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 12.0% from some other race, and 17.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 41.6% of the population. There were 67,095 households in the county, of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 28.5% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 71,981 housing units, of which 6.8% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 66.2% were owner-occupied and 33.8% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%. As of the Census 2007 statistical update, there were 154,712 people, 59,956 households, and 40,084 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 67,314 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 79.47%
White, 1.90%
Black or
African American, 1.59%
Native American, 0.65%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 12.93% from
other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. 37.97% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 11.6% were of
German, 8.8%
Italian, 6.7%
English, 6.6%
American and 6.5%
Irish ancestry. There were 59,956 households, out of which 31.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.10% were
married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.60% were non-families. 26.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.04. In the county, the population was spread out, with 25.80% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 22.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 95.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $41,283, and the median income for a family was $50,143. The
per capita income for the county was $21,656. About 11.20% of families and 14.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 19.70% of those under age 18 and 8.70% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==