Jury Pool Profile
Randolph County, Illinois
- County seat
- Chester
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 29,921
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 30,058.
At a glance
Randolph County is a 29,921-person venue. The county population is 86% White and 8% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,513, $16,814 below the IL state median of $83,327; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 20.3% of covered employment, average pay $61,837/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 30,058
- Median household income
- $68,131
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 86% / 8%.
Randolph County has a population of 30,058, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.8%; Black residents 8.3%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,513; 15.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
BLS withholds the sectors of about 3,120 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.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 20.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 20.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.0%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Randolph County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.1% in 2024, 74.3% in 2020, 71.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (1,891 individuals).