Jury Pool Profile
Henry County, Illinois
- County seat
- Cambridge
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 48,095
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 48,643.
At a glance
Henry County is a 48,095-person venue. The county population is 88% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $72,293, $11,034 below the IL state median of $83,327; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% 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 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,350/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 48,643
- Median household income
- $71,911
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 88% / 1%.
Henry County has a population of 48,643, with a median age of 43.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 87.9%; Black residents 1.1%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,293; 24.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.4% 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 25% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Henry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.3% in 2024, 59.5% in 2020, 57.6% 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'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.5% of the adult civilian population (2,842 individuals).