Jury Pool Profile
Macoupin County, Illinois
- County seat
- Carlinville
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 43,748
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 44,350.
At a glance
Macoupin County is a 43,748-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,440, $13,887 below the IL state median of $83,327; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.4% 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 30.2% of covered employment, average pay $47,593/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.77%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 44,350
- Median household income
- $70,805
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Macoupin County has a population of 44,350, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.9%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 1.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,440; 20.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.6% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 30.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.77%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Macoupin County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 68.6% in 2024, 67.1% in 2020, 64.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Korean, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (2,674 individuals).