Jury Pool Profile
Woodford County, Illinois
- County seat
- Eureka
- Judicial district
- 11th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 38,111
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 38,312.
At a glance
Woodford County is a 38,111-person venue. The county population is 94% White (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $100,761, $17,434 above the IL state median of $83,327; 35.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,527/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.94%, below the 4.85% state average. The county carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 70% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 38,312
- Median household income
- $91,483
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This county: 94% / 1%.
Woodford County has a population of 38,312, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 94.1%; Black residents 0.6%. Independently, 2.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $100,761; 35.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 5.5% 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 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.94%, below the Illinois state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this county in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Woodford County was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.3% in 2024, 68.8% in 2020, 68.0% 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'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (1,831 individuals).