Population Characteristics

Total Population Size: 15,118 (July 2021)

  • % Increase or Decrease Over Last 10 Years: -0.02%

Race Percentages

  • White alone: 90.3%
  • Black or African American Alone: 5.2%
  • Asian Alone: 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders: 0.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino: 70.0%
  • White alone, not Hispanic or Latino: 23.3% 
  • Biracial and Other: 1.3%

Median Age: 35.8

Percentage of Veterans: 4%

High School and College Graduate Percentages

  • High School Graduates: 72.5%
  • College Graduates: 11.6%

Workforce Data

Total Labor Force Size: 7490

County’s Unemployment Rate: 

Mean Hourly Wage: $25.0

Median Household Income: $53,879

Percentage Living Below the Poverty Line: 16.3%

Top 5 Occupations in the County

  1. Construction & Extraction Occupations
  2. Sales & Related Occupations
  3. Management Occupations
  4. Office & Administrative Support Occupations
  5. Production Occupations

Voter Data & Elections

Election Results - Gubernatorial

2022

Republican: 69%

Democrat: 28%

Other: 3%

 

2018

Republican: 66%

Democrat: 33%

Other: 1%

 

2014

Republican: 72%

Democrat: 27%

Other: 1%

Election Results - Presidential

‍2020

Republican: 69%

Democrat: 30%

Other: 1%

 

2016

Republican: 59%

Democrat: 37%

Other: 4%

 

2012

Republican: 60%

Democrat: 38%

Other: 2%