2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 48,065. The median age was 39.3 years. 24.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.6 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 80.4% White, 5.7%
Black or African American, 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 5.1% from some other race, and 7.4% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 11.0% of the population. There were 17,784 households in the county, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 23.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2000, there were 33,337 people, 12,104 households, and 9,126 families residing in the county. The
population density was . There were 12,857 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 86.61%
White, 8.83%
Black or
African American, 0.30%
Native American, 0.40%
Asian, 0.12%
Pacific Islander, 2.39% from
other races, and 1.34% from two or more races. 4.51% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 12,104 households, out of which 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.00% were
married couples living together, 10.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.00. The age distribution was 25.20% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 31.40% from 25 to 44, 24.00% from 45 to 64, and 10.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.30 males. The median income for a household in the county was $45,534, and the median income for a family was $52,764. Males had a median income of $35,484 versus $25,492 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $20,195. About 6.50% of families and 9.90% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 11.70% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==