Jury Pool Profile
Fulton County, Illinois
- County seat
- Lewistown
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 32,901
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 33,020.
At a glance
Fulton County is a 32,901-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,587, $19,740 below the IL state median of $83,327; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 34.9% of covered employment, average pay $48,897/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 33,020
- Median household income
- $60,599
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 3%.
Fulton County has a population of 33,020, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.4%; Black residents 2.9%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,587; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 35% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 34.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.09%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Fulton County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.9% in 2024, 59.0% in 2020, 54.3% 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'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,934 individuals).