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Jury Pool Profile

Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
57,218
Median household income
$45,266
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 44,296 77.4%
  • Black or African American alone 8,983 15.7%
  • Asian alone 111 0.2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 333 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 328 0.6%
  • Two or more races 3,167 5.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,802 3.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37

  • Under 18 14,863 26.0%
  • 18–24 4,586 8.0%
  • 25–44 14,386 25.1%
  • 45–64 14,156 24.7%
  • 65 and over 9,227 16.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
-0.05 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.1B
0.63% of state
Avg. annual pay
$45,093
Establishments
1,460

U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,520 24.5%
  • Education & health services 2,801 19.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,443 10.0%
  • Manufacturing 1,414 9.8%
  • Construction 1,163 8.1%
  • Professional & business services 877 6.1%
  • Financial activities 617 4.3%
  • Public administration 461 3.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 288 2.0%
  • Other services 216 1.5%
  • Information 92 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
68.0%
Median gross rent
$725
Owner-occupied
14,629
Renter-occupied
6,900

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,720 votes cast

  • Republican 21,783 81.5%
  • Democratic 4,695 17.6%
  • Other / third-party 242 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.6% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 3,123 5.8%
  • Spanish 785 1.5%
  • Other Indo-European 37 0.1%
  • Chinese 11 0.0%
  • Tagalog 8 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
21,529
Family households
14,205
66.0% of households
Married w/ children
10,067
Single-mother households
1,783
Veterans
1,669
3.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.7% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 25,931 45.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 6,569 11.4%
  • Black Protestant 958 1.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 620 1.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 275 0.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.1%
With a disability
18.8%
Bachelor's or higher
13.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Court
Judges
13
Court seats
Acadia Parish Courthouse (Crowley, LA), Lafayette Parish Courthouse (Lafayette, LA), Vermilion Parish Courthouse (Abbeville, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
753
25.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries
59,010
1963.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
706
Licensed drivers
3,004,915

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Acadia Parish, Louisiana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the parish, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.