Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 47,669. Of the residents, 26.1% were under the age of 18 and 20.0% were 65 years of age or older; the median age was 40.2 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.1 males. 40.2% of residents lived in urban areas and 59.8% lived in rural areas. The racial makeup of the county was 33.4% White, 0.4%
Black or African American, 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
Asian, 0.0%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 28.9% from some other race, and 35.7% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 83.1% of the population. There were 16,670 households in the county, of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 29.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 18,729 housing units, of which 11.0% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.4% were owner-occupied and 32.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. The population density was . There were 18,010 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 73.5% white, 0.7% American Indian, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% black or African American, 22.9% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 82.8% of the population. • 78.1%
Mexican • 4.3%
German • 3.4%
Irish • 3.1%
English • 2.3%
American • 1.8%
Italian Of the 15,437 households, 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 17.1% had a female householder with no husband present, 22.3% were non-families, and 19.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.51. The median age was 35.6 years.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 38,381 people, 11,809 households, and 9,506 families living in the county. The
population density was . There were 13,036 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 76.0%
White, 0.4%
Black or
African American, 0.7%
Native American, 0.5%
Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander, 19.7% from
other races, and 2.6% from two or more races. 80.8% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. 79.7% of the population reported speaking
Spanish at home, while 19.5% speak
English. There were 11,809 households, of which 45.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were
married couples living together, 15.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.5% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.23 and the average family size was 3.66. In the county, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males. The median income for a household in the county was $29,710, and the median income for a family was $32,057. Males had a median income of $27,972 versus $21,107 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,278. About 21.40% of families and 24.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 29.% of those under age 18 and 23.2% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==