2020 census
As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 15,193. The median age was 37.5 years, with 23.8% of residents under the age of 18 and 14.1% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 125.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 134.9 males age 18 and over.[24]
The racial makeup of the county was 45.6% White, 3.7% Black or African American, 1.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0% Asian, <0.1% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 25.9% from some other race, and 22.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 71.4% of the population.[25]
56.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 43.7% lived in rural areas.[26]
There were 4,916 households in the county, of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.4% were married-couple households, 20.4% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 24.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 25.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[24]
There were 5,795 housing units, of which 15.2% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 70.1% were owner-occupied and 29.9% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7% and the rental vacancy rate was 14.8%.[24]
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