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Jury Pool Profile

Greene County, Illinois

Republican +58 (2024)
Population
11,837
Median household income
$60,976
Unemployment
4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,375 96.1%
  • Black or African American alone 82 0.7%
  • Asian alone 40 0.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 7 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 2 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 52 0.4%
  • Two or more races 279 2.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 119 1.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.1

  • Under 18 2,534 21.4%
  • 18–24 859 7.3%
  • 25–44 2,670 22.6%
  • 45–64 3,364 28.4%
  • 65 and over 2,410 20.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.0%
-0.65 pp vs. state
County GDP
$430.9M
0.04% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,061
Establishments
246

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 700 30.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 520 22.9%
  • Public administration 242 10.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 226 9.9%
  • Professional & business services 124 5.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 116 5.1%
  • Financial activities 112 4.9%
  • Construction 82 3.6%
  • Other services 62 2.7%
  • Manufacturing 46 2.0%
  • Information 3 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.8%
Median gross rent
$800
Owner-occupied
3,468
Renter-occupied
1,046

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,054 votes cast

  • Republican 4,719 77.9%
  • Democratic 1,220 20.2%
  • Other / third-party 115 1.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 136 1.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 11 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 6 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 5 0.0%
  • German 2 0.0%
  • Other 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
4,514
Family households
2,936
65.0% of households
Married w/ children
2,195
Single-mother households
323
Veterans
788
8.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.9% overall adherence rate

  • Mainline Protestant 2,745 22.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,381 19.9%
  • Catholic 1,328 11.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.3%
With a disability
16.9%
Bachelor's or higher
16.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial Circuit Court
Judges
16 (Combined Circuit Judge + Associate Judge counts per circuit. Vintage 2024-2025; hand-sourced from per-circuit official court websites and the 2023-2024 Illinois Blue Book (ilsos.gov) judge roster, cross-referenced against the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts directory. Cook County total of ~400 reflects the Circuit Court of Cook County's combined elected Circuit Judges (~257) plus appointed Associate Judges (~145) — the largest unified trial court in the United States. Several smaller downstate circuits carry estimates (see source comments).)
Court seats
Carlinville, Carrollton, Jacksonville, Jerseyville, Springfield, Winchester

This judicial district spans multiple countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Illinois statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
3
32.25 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Greene County, Illinois to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.