Jury Pool Profile
Hardin County, Illinois
- County seat
- Elizabethtown
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,588
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,605.
At a glance
Hardin County is a 3,588-person venue. The county population is 96% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,671, $28,656 below the IL state median of $83,327; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 33.5% of covered employment, average pay $50,699/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 3,605
- Median household income
- $54,271
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 96% / 1%.
Hardin County has a population of 3,605, with a median age of 53.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.4%; Black residents 1.4%.
The median household earns $54,671; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.9% 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 53% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 33.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 1.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.1%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Hardin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.3% in 2024, 78.2% in 2020, 77.4% 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'). 0.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 8.6% of the adult civilian population (263 individuals).