Jury Pool Profile
McDonough County, Illinois
- County seat
- Macomb
- Judicial district
- 9th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 25,916
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 26,920.
At a glance
McDonough County is a 25,916-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 6% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,276, $21,051 below the IL state median of $83,327; 31.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $49,514/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.73%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 53% to 58% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 26,920
- Median household income
- $52,795
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 6%.
McDonough County has a population of 26,920, with a median age of 34.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 86.4%; Black residents 5.8%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,276; 31.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.6% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.73%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 56%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
McDonough County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 58.5% in 2024, 57.2% in 2020, 52.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 49% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (1,153 individuals).