Jury Pool Profile
Perry County, Illinois
- County seat
- Pinckneyville
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,160
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,639.
At a glance
Perry County is a 20,160-person venue. The county population is 85% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $67,372, $15,955 below the IL state median of $83,327; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 19.6% of covered employment, average pay $41,519/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.23%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 70% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,639
- Median household income
- $62,118
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 8%.
Perry County has a population of 20,639, with a median age of 42.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.5%; Black residents 7.6%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,372; 13.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 1,450 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 19.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.23%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Perry County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.2% in 2024, 72.6% in 2020, 70.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.8% of the adult civilian population (1,299 individuals).