Jury Pool Profile
Schuyler County, Illinois
- County seat
- Rushville
- Judicial district
- 8th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 6,657
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 6,787.
At a glance
Schuyler County is a 6,657-person venue. The county population is 92% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,481, $18,846 below the IL state median of $83,327; 19.1% 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. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 16.7% of covered employment, average pay $53,213/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.33%, above the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 6,787
- Median household income
- $65,948
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 92% / 4%.
Schuyler County has a population of 6,787, with a median age of 49.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 91.7%; Black residents 3.7%. Independently, 2.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,481; 19.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 13.1% 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 41% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 16.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 9.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.33%, above the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Schuyler County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 72.4% in 2024, 70.8% in 2020, 66.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% 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, Tagalog. Veterans account for 11.4% of the adult civilian population (641 individuals).