Jury Pool Profile
Macon County, Illinois
- County seat
- Decatur
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 99,300
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 101,849.
At a glance
Macon County is a 99,300-person venue. The county population is 74% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,679, $20,648 below the IL state median of $83,327; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 23.6% of covered employment, average pay $104,235/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.1%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 101,849
- Median household income
- $62,666
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 74% / 16%.
Macon County has a population of 101,849, with a median age of 40.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 74.2%; Black residents 16.3%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,679; 24.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 16.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Manufacturing about 10,650, Education & health services about 10,080.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 23.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.1%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Macon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.7% in 2024, 57.9% in 2020, 56.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 56% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (5,383 individuals).