Jury Pool Profile
Douglas County, Illinois
- County seat
- Tuscola
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,880
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,751.
At a glance
Douglas County is a 19,880-person venue. The county population is 89% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $79,854, $3,473 below the IL state median of $83,327; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 19.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly German or other West Germanic and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 37.9% of covered employment, average pay $75,878/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,751
- Median household income
- $77,320
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 89% / 1%.
Douglas County has a population of 19,751, with a median age of 38.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 88.7%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 8.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $79,854; 20.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, about 38% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 37.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.9%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 71%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Douglas County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.3% in 2024, 71.1% in 2020, 70.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 19.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
19.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are German or other West Germanic, Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (988 individuals).