Jury Pool Profile
McLean County, Illinois
- County seat
- Bloomington
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 171,419
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 171,556.
At a glance
McLean County is a 171,419-person venue. The county population is 78% White and 9% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,913, $1,414 below the IL state median of $83,327; 47.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Asian and Pacific Island languages (2.0%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest published sector is Financial activities, at 20.4% of covered employment, average pay $114,185/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, below the 4.85% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 171,556
- Median household income
- $79,905
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 9%.
McLean County has a population of 171,556, with a median age of 34.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.0%; Black residents 8.5%. Independently, 6.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,913; 47.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 11.6% 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: Education & health services about 20,080, Financial activities about 17,750.
Financial activities is the largest published sector at 20.4% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.14%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
McLean County was carried by the Democratic candidate with 51.6% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 50.3% of the vote in 2020; the Republican candidate with 46.9% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.3% of the adult civilian population (7,158 individuals).