Jury Pool Profile
Washington County, Illinois
- County seat
- Nashville
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,564
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,627.
At a glance
Washington County is a 13,564-person venue. The county population is 95% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $81,555, $1,772 below the IL state median of $83,327; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 36.7% of covered employment, average pay $76,369/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,627
- Median household income
- $78,224
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 95% / 1%.
Washington County has a population of 13,627, with a median age of 44.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 95.2%; Black residents 1.5%. Independently, 1.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $81,555; 23.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 7.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 37% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 36.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 14.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.56%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Washington County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 77.9% in 2024, 77.2% in 2020, 75.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 66% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 9.2% of the adult civilian population (997 individuals).