Jury Pool Profile
Boone County, Illinois
- County seat
- Belvidere
- Judicial district
- 17th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 53,568
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 53,230.
At a glance
Boone County is a 53,568-person venue. The county population is 72% White (Census race-alone categories). 26% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $86,711, $3,384 above the IL state median of $83,327; 23.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 20.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $51,965/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.77%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 53,230
- Median household income
- $84,571
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 72% / 3%.
Boone County has a population of 53,230, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 71.8%; Black residents 3.0%. Independently, 25.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $86,711; 23.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 23% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.77%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Boone County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.5% in 2024, 55.6% in 2020, 54.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 20.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
20.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (2,308 individuals).