Jury Pool Profile
Massac County, Illinois
- County seat
- Metropolis
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,502
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,865.
At a glance
Massac County is a 13,502-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 7% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,637, $15,690 below the IL state median of $83,327; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Leisure & hospitality, at 21.9% of covered employment, average pay $33,748/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,865
- Median household income
- $65,116
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 7%.
Massac County has a population of 13,865, with a median age of 44.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.3%; Black residents 6.7%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,637; 17.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% 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 34% of covered jobs.
Leisure & hospitality is the largest published sector at 21.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.32%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Massac County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.0% in 2024, 73.3% in 2020, 73.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.2% of the adult civilian population (891 individuals).