 79.4% were White, 3.7% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 13.5% of some other race and 2.1% of two or more races.67.3% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).As of the census of 2000, there were 16,809 people, 5,153 households, and 4,029 families living in the county.