Jury Pool Profile
Shelby County, Illinois
- County seat
- Shelbyville
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,576
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,720.
At a glance
Shelby County is a 20,576-person venue. The county population is 97% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $75,612, $7,715 below the IL state median of $83,327; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Manufacturing, at 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $69,366/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 79% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,720
- Median household income
- $72,095
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 97% / 0%.
Shelby County has a population of 20,720, with a median age of 45.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 96.5%; Black residents 0.2%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $75,612; 18.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 8.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Manufacturing, 1,182 jobs; Education & health services, 1,094, is within 20% of it.
Manufacturing is the largest employment sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 22.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.22%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 78%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Shelby County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.4% in 2024, 77.9% in 2020, 75.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic, Tagalog. Veterans account for 10.4% of the adult civilian population (1,695 individuals).