Jury Pool Profile
Edwards County, Illinois
- County seat
- Albion
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,898
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,075.
At a glance
Edwards County is a 5,898-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,465, $16,862 below the IL state median of $83,327; 13.9% 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. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.5% of covered employment, average pay $46,977/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.96%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 84% to 85% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,075
- Median household income
- $60,519
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 0%.
Edwards County has a population of 6,075, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.3%; Black residents 0.1%. Independently, 1.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,465; 13.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 48% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.5% of covered employment, followed by Public administration at 5.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.96%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Edwards County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.0% in 2024, 84.1% in 2020, 83.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% 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, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 7.0% of the adult civilian population (330 individuals).