Racial and ethnic composition 2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had a population of 143,208. The median age was 34.6 years. 24.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 15.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.4 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 92.5 males age 18 and over. The racial makeup of the county was 69.3%
White, 8.2%
Black or African American, 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.0%
Asian, 0.1%
Native Hawaiian and
Pacific Islander, 7.4% from some other race, and 12.0% from
two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 24.3% of the population. There were 54,489 households in the county, of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.1% were married-couple households, 19.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The
population density was . The 52,056 housing units averaged . The
racial makeup of the county was 80.61% White, 6.73% Black or African American, 0.58% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 8.35% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. About 17.64% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 47,274 households, 34.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.80% were married couples living together, 11.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.20% were not families. About 25.70% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.07. In the county, the age distribution was as 26.60% under 18, 13.80% from 18 to 24, 27.80% from 25 to 44, 19.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males. The median income for a household in the county was $34,035, and for a family was $40,859. Males had a median income of $28,964 versus $21,021 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $17,176. About 10.40% of families and 14.50% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 17.60% of those under age 18 and 9.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Communities==