Jury Pool Profile
Edgar County, Illinois
- County seat
- Paris
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,323
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,535.
At a glance
Edgar County is a 16,323-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,725, $16,602 below the IL state median of $83,327; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 29.4% of covered employment, average pay $65,776/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.52%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,535
- Median household income
- $59,941
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Edgar County has a population of 16,535, with a median age of 46.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.9%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,725; 20.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 2,102 jobs; Education & health services, 1,848, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 29.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 25.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.52%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Edgar County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.3% in 2024, 75.6% in 2020, 72.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.7% of the adult civilian population (753 individuals).