American, 0.82% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 18.68% from other races, and 2.22% from two or more races. About 37.24% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 7,994 households, 38.1% had children under 18 living with them, 60.4% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.8% were not families; 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77