Jury Pool Profile
Sangamon County, Illinois
- County seat
- Springfield
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 194,170
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 194,947.
At a glance
Sangamon County is a 194,170-person venue. The county population is 78% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $78,931, $4,396 below the IL state median of $83,327; 36.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 21.7% of covered employment, average pay $70,756/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 51% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 194,947
- Median household income
- $75,357
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 78% / 13%.
Sangamon County has a population of 194,947, with a median age of 41.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.1%; Black residents 12.7%. Independently, 2.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $78,931; 36.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 9.7% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 21.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.68%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 51%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Sangamon County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.6% in 2024, 51.1% in 2020, 51.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (9,968 individuals).