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Acadia Parish, Louisiana

Republican +63.9 (2024)
Parish seat
Crowley
Judicial district
15th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
57,032
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 56,955.

At a glance

Acadia Parish is a 57,032-person venue. The parish population is 77% White and 16% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,455, $9,583 below the LA state median of $61,038; 13.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.0% of covered employment, average pay $41,924/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 77% to 82% of the vote across the three.

Population
56,955
Median household income
$45,562
Unemployment
4.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Predominantly White

≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This parish: 77% / 16%.

Acadia Parish has a population of 56,955, with a median age of 37.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.0%; Black residents 16.0%. Independently, 3.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $51,455; 13.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.9% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 43,427 76.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,904 3.3%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 9,110 16.0%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 103 0.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 2,312 4.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 31 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 5 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 63 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 37.1

  • Under 18 14,789 26.0%
  • 18–24 4,551 8.0%
  • 25–44 14,304 25.1%
  • 45–64 13,921 24.4%
  • 65 and over 9,390 16.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$51,455
90% interval $46,454–$56,456
−$9,583 vs LA · 44th of 64
Below poverty line
20.9%
90% interval 17.9%–23.9%
+2.3 pp vs LA · 31st of 64

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education and trade & transportation

Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 4,090, Trade, transportation & utilities about 3,570.

Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 24.0% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.19%, below the Louisiana state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.2%
−0.13 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.1B
0.63% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,047
Establishments
1,465

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,568 24.0%
  • Education & health services 2,442 16.4%
  • Manufacturing 1,551 10.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,483 10.0%
  • Construction 1,364 9.2%
  • Professional & business services 878 5.9%
  • Financial activities 604 4.1%
  • Public administration 472 3.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 269 1.8%
  • Other services 219 1.5%
  • Information 94 0.6%

The sectors listed cover 86.9% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
67.0%
−0.4 pp vs LA · 48th of 64
Median gross rent
$681
−$383 vs LA · 57th of 64
Owner-occupied
14,814
Renter-occupied
7,285

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 51% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Construction, $75,880/yr) pays 4.1× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $18,309/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 10 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 79%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Acadia Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 81.5% in 2024, 79.5% in 2020, 77.3% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,720 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201677.3%20.6%
202079.5%19.1%
202481.5%17.6%
  • Republican 21,783 81.5%
  • Democratic 4,695 17.6%
  • Other / third-party 242 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 7.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

7.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Arabic. Veterans account for 3.8% of the adult civilian population (1,582 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

92.6% speak only English at home

  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 2,890 5.4%
  • Spanish 957 1.8%
  • Arabic 37 0.1%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
22,099
Family households
13,902
62.9% of households
Married couples w/ children
3,699
26.6% of families
Single-mother families
1,530
11.0% of families
Veterans
1,582
3.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

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
93.6%
±1 pp
Uninsured
6.4%
±1 pp
44th of 64
With a disability
19.1%
±1.7 pp
20th of 64
Bachelor's or higher
13.9%
±1.6 pp
−13.1 pp vs LA · 49th of 64
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
9.8%
90% interval 8.7%–10.9% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

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 parishes.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Acadia totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
11
27.7 per 100k drivers
Injuries
503
1265 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
9
Licensed drivers
39,764

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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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