Jury Pool Profile
Wabash County, Illinois
- County seat
- Mount Carmel
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,907
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 11,119.
At a glance
Wabash County is a 10,907-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,798, $18,529 below the IL state median of $83,327; 18.6% 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 Korean. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 43.1% of covered employment, average pay $53,472/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 75% to 76% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 11,119
- Median household income
- $57,086
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Wabash County has a population of 11,119, with a median age of 43.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 93.7%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,798; 18.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 43.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.55%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 76%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Wabash County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 76.2% in 2024, 75.6% in 2020, 74.8% 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, Korean, Tagalog. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (698 individuals).