Jury Pool Profile
Peoria County, Illinois
- County seat
- Peoria
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 178,553
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 179,645.
At a glance
Peoria County is a 178,553-person venue. The county population is 67% White and 17% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $68,190, $15,137 below the IL state median of $83,327; 34.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish, then other Indo-European languages (1.5%), a group the Census does not break out. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.1% of covered employment, average pay $67,242/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.46%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 48% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 179,645
- Median household income
- $65,108
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This county: 67% / 17%.
Peoria County has a population of 179,645, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.3%; Black residents 17.3%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $68,190; 34.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.1% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 16.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.46%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Peoria County was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.5% in 2024, 51.9% in 2020, 48.3% 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'). 8.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (8,047 individuals).