Jury Pool Profile
Whiteside County, Illinois
- County seat
- Morrison
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 54,121
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 54,947.
At a glance
Whiteside County is a 54,121-person venue. The county population is 85% White (Census race-alone categories). 13% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $67,711, $15,616 below the IL state median of $83,327; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and German or other West Germanic. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.7% of covered employment, average pay $59,205/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 54,947
- Median household income
- $67,500
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 85% / 1%.
Whiteside County has a population of 54,947, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 85.1%; Black residents 1.3%. Independently, 13.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $67,711; 20.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 10.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Education & health services, 5,629 jobs; Trade, transportation & utilities, 4,738, is within 20% of it.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 23.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Whiteside County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 56.4% in 2024, 53.1% in 2020, 50.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
7.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 8.1% of the adult civilian population (3,468 individuals).