Jury Pool Profile
Pike County, Illinois
- County seat
- Pittsfield
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 14,231
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,469.
At a glance
Pike County is a 14,231-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $65,396, $17,931 below the IL state median of $83,327; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 32.6% of covered employment, average pay $55,015/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 81% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,469
- Median household income
- $59,777
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Pike County has a population of 14,469, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.4%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $65,396; 18.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.5% 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 33% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 32.6% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 24.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.89%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pike County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.1% in 2024, 79.5% in 2020, 77.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Chinese. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (905 individuals).