2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 11,539. Of the residents, 22.4% were under the age of 18 and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 43.8 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 97.5 males. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas and 100.0% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 70.1% White, 0.5%
Black or African American, 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 11.5% from some other race, and 14.9% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 39.9% of the population. Of the 4,701 households 35.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.80% were married couples living together, 11.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.30% were non-families. 24.10% of households were one person and 10.30% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.08. The age distribution was 28.10% under the age of 18, 8.00% from 18 to 24, 25.30% from 25 to 44, 23.90% from 45 to 64, and 14.70% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 97.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males. The median household income was $31,836 and the median family income was $36,809. Males had a median income of $30,432 versus $23,005 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,650. About 11.30% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 18.40% of those under age 18 and 11.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==