Jury Pool Profile
Piatt County, Illinois
- County seat
- Monticello
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 16,791
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 16,695.
At a glance
Piatt County is a 16,791-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $93,892, $10,565 above the IL state median of $83,327; 32.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $57,453/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 63% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 16,695
- Median household income
- $94,811
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Piatt County has a population of 16,695, with a median age of 42.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.0%; Black residents 1.4%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $93,892; 32.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 6.9% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.78%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Piatt County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.3% in 2024, 63.4% in 2020, 63.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.7% of the adult civilian population (875 individuals).