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Jury Pool Profile

Saline County, Illinois

Republican +49 (2024)
Population
23,387
Median household income
$54,945
Unemployment
4.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 21,617 92.4%
  • Black or African American alone 654 2.8%
  • Asian alone 174 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 20 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 11 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 103 0.4%
  • Two or more races 808 3.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 486 2.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.2

  • Under 18 4,887 20.9%
  • 18–24 1,470 6.3%
  • 25–44 5,588 23.9%
  • 45–64 6,552 28.0%
  • 65 and over 4,890 20.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.5%
-0.08 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.1% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,586
Establishments
503

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,209 38.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,865 22.5%
  • Public administration 654 7.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 536 6.5%
  • Financial activities 527 6.3%
  • Construction 419 5.0%
  • Professional & business services 304 3.7%
  • Manufacturing 277 3.3%
  • Information 245 2.9%
  • Other services 170 2.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 71 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.9%
Median gross rent
$711
Owner-occupied
7,509
Renter-occupied
2,523

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,602 votes cast

  • Republican 7,830 73.9%
  • Democratic 2,634 24.8%
  • Other / third-party 138 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 203 0.9%
  • German 129 0.6%
  • Tagalog 47 0.2%
  • Chinese 28 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 11 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 4 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
10,032
Family households
6,353
63.3% of households
Married w/ children
4,630
Single-mother households
570
Veterans
1,487
8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

58.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,808 49.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,001 4.2%
  • Catholic 400 1.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 349 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 290 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.1%
With a disability
23.1%
Bachelor's or higher
20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
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 countys.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Illinois statewide totals, 2023 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
9
48.65 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9

NHTSA FARS 2023

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Saline County, Illinois to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the county, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2023 · US Religion Census 2020.