Jury Pool Profile
Knox County, Illinois
- County seat
- Galesburg
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 47,767
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 49,046.
At a glance
Knox County is a 47,767-person venue. The county population is 82% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,896, $24,431 below the IL state median of $83,327; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 5.2% 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 37.2% of covered employment, average pay $52,953/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.58%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 54% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 49,046
- Median household income
- $57,030
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 82% / 8%.
Knox County has a population of 49,046, with a median age of 42.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 81.9%; Black residents 8.1%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,896; 21.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% 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 37% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.58%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Knox County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 53.7% in 2024, 51.8% in 2020, 48.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 5.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
5.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (2,858 individuals).