Pope County, Illinois

• White (non-Hispanic) 3,317 88.7%
• Hispanic or Latino (any race) 111 3.0%
• Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 179 4.8%
• Asian (non-Hispanic) 1 0.0%
• Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 103 2.8%
• American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 28 0.7%
• Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
• Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

• Under 18 539 14.4%
• 18–24 251 6.7%
• 25–44 592 15.8%
• 45–64 1,273 34.0%
• 65 and over 1,084 29.0%

Median household income

$52,892

90% interval $46,707–$59,077

−$30,435 vs IL · 99th of 102

Below poverty line

16.5%

90% interval 12.5%–20.5%

+5.0 pp vs IL · 12th of 102

Unemployment (12-mo)

6.0%

+1.2 pp vs. state

County GDP

$85.1M

0.01% of state

Avg. annual pay

$40,767

Establishments

47

• Leisure & hospitality 55 12.7%
• Other services 11 2.5%
• Trade, transportation & utilities 8 1.9%
• Professional & business services 2 0.5%

The sectors listed cover 17.6% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

Home ownership

86.3%

+19.2 pp vs IL · 2nd of 102

Median gross rent

$449

−$825 vs IL · 101st of 102

Owner-occupied

1,195

Renter-occupied

190

• Diversified

  Top three sectors employ 17% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

• Small-business scale

  Average establishment employs only 9.2 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

• Small-sector pay

  The $88,534 average in Other services is BLS's published figure for 11 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read. The $57,126 average in Trade, transportation & utilities is BLS's published figure for 8 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read. The $73,248 average in Professional & business services is BLS's published figure for 2 jobs. With so few jobs, a few high-paying employers or contracts can set the average, so it is left out of the wage-spread read.

• Republican 1,698 79.6%
• Democratic 416 19.5%
• Other / third-party 18 0.8%

• Spanish 94 2.6%
• Russian, Polish, or other Slavic 2 0.1%

Households

1,385

Family households

859

62.0% of households

Married couples w/ children

191

22.2% of families

Single-mother families

43

5.0% of families

Veterans

342

10.7% of civilians 18+

• Evangelical Protestant 780 20.7%
• Black Protestant 270 7.2%
• Mainline Protestant 242 6.4%
• Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2 0.1%

Health insured

96.9%

±1.4 pp

Uninsured

3.1%

±1.4 pp

95th of 102

With a disability

24.1%

±4.2 pp

4th of 102

Bachelor's or higher

15.7%

±3.9 pp

−22.1 pp vs IL · 92nd of 102

Uninsured, under 65 (2024)

6.4%

90% interval 5.4%–7.4% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

Trial court

1st Judicial Circuit Court

Judges

12 (Combined Circuit Judge + Associate Judge counts per circuit. Vintage 2024-2025; hand-sourced from per-circuit official court websites and the 2023-2024 Illinois Blue Book (ilsos.gov) judge roster, cross-referenced against the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts directory. Cook County total of ~400 reflects the Circuit Court of Cook County's combined elected Circuit Judges (~257) plus appointed Associate Judges (~145), the largest unified trial court in the United States. Several smaller downstate circuits carry estimates (see source comments).)

Court seats

Cairo, Golconda, Harrisburg, Jonesboro, Marion, Metropolis, Mound City, Murphysboro, Vienna

This judicial district spans multiple counties.

Traffic fatalities

2

62.5 per 100k adults (18+)

Fatal crashes

2