2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 154,823. The median age was 47.9 years. 17.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 25.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 93.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.8 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 57.4% White, 0.9%
Black or African American, 3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 14.4% from some other race, and 22.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 48.0% of the population. 65.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 35.0% lived in rural areas. There were 68,020 households in the county, of which 22.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 31.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 34.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The population density was . There were 71,267 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 67.2% White, 3.1% American Indian, 1.2% Asian, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 15.1% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 50.6% of the population. • 22.4% Mexican • 11.2% German • 11.1% Spanish • 10.0% English • 8.4% Irish • 3.6% French • 3.2% Italian • 2.5% Scottish • 2.3% American • 2.1% Scotch-Irish • 1.8% Polish • 1.3% Swedish • 1.3% Russian • 1.2% Dutch • 1.1% Norwegian Of the 61,963 households, 26.9% had children under 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 41.6% were not families, and 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.94. The median age was 43.0 years.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, 129,292 people, 52,482 households, and 32,801 families resided in the county. The population density was 68 people per square mile (26/km²). The 57,701 housing units had an average density of 30/sq mi (12/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 73.52% White, 0.64% Black or African American, 3.08% Native American, 0.88% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 17.74% from other races, and 4.07% from two or more races. About 49.04% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. Of the 52,482 households, 30.4% had children under 18 living with them, 45.5% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were not families. Aboout 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.01. In the county, the age distribution was 24.1% under 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.4 males. The median income for a household in the county was $42,207, and for a family was $50,000. Males had a median income of $33,287 versus $27,780 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $23,594. About 9.4% of families and 12% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 15.2% of those under 18 and 9.7% of those 65 or over. ==Government==