Jury Pool Profile
Montgomery County, Illinois
- County seat
- Hillsboro
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 28,076
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,942.
At a glance
Montgomery County is a 28,076-person venue. The county population is 93% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $62,882, $20,445 below the IL state median of $83,327; 18.3% 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, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.3% of covered employment, average pay $44,892/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,942
- Median household income
- $63,620
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 93% / 3%.
Montgomery County has a population of 27,942, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 92.7%; Black residents 3.3%. Independently, 2.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $62,882; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, 2,154 jobs; Education & health services, 2,129, is within 20% of it.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 24.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 24.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.81%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Montgomery County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.1% in 2024, 69.4% in 2020, 67.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% 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 8.6% of the adult civilian population (1,917 individuals).