Jury Pool Profile
LaSalle County, Illinois
- County seat
- Ottawa
- Judicial district
- 13th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 107,773
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 108,714.
At a glance
LaSalle County is a 107,773-person venue. The county population is 86% White (Census race-alone categories). 11% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $72,846, $10,481 below the IL state median of $83,327; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $64,030/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.65%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 108,714
- Median household income
- $73,045
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 3%.
LaSalle County has a population of 108,714, with a median age of 42.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 2.6%. Independently, 11.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $72,846; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 27% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.65%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
LaSalle County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.6% in 2024, 56.1% in 2020, 54.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.7% of the adult civilian population (6,555 individuals).