Jury Pool Profile
Gallatin County, Illinois
- County seat
- Shawneetown
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 4,616
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 4,819.
At a glance
Gallatin County is a 4,616-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,342, $25,985 below the IL state median of $83,327; 13.6% 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 23.9% of covered employment, average pay $58,734/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above 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
- 4,819
- Median household income
- $59,219
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Gallatin County has a population of 4,819, with a median age of 46.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.2%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,342; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.5% 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: Education & health services, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 23.9% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Gallatin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.0% in 2024, 75.5% in 2020, 72.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 61% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (244 individuals).