Jury Pool Profile
Jackson County, Illinois
- County seat
- Murphysboro
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 52,501
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 53,064.
At a glance
Jackson County is a 52,501-person venue. The county population is 73% White and 14% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,063, $31,264 below the IL state median of $83,327; 36.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (2.1%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 23.7% of covered employment, average pay $61,868/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 47% to 51% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 53,064
- Median household income
- $48,763
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 73% / 14%.
Jackson County has a population of 53,064, with a median age of 32.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 72.8%; Black residents 14.0%. Independently, 5.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,063; 36.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.5% 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 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 23.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 49%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jackson County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.0% in 2024, 49.2% in 2020, 47.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 48% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (2,159 individuals).