Jury Pool Profile
De Witt County, Illinois
- County seat
- Clinton
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,118
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 15,373.
At a glance
De Witt County is a 15,118-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $76,218, $7,109 below the IL state median of $83,327; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.7% 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 33.3% of covered employment, average pay $106,003/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 15,373
- Median household income
- $71,678
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 1%.
De Witt County has a population of 15,373, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.3%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $76,218; 23.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.9% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 33.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.05%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
De Witt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.5% in 2024, 70.2% in 2020, 67.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Korean. Veterans account for 10.0% of the adult civilian population (1,208 individuals).