Jury Pool Profile
Allen Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Oberlin
- Judicial district
- 33rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 22,672
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 22,477.
At a glance
Allen Parish is a 22,672-person venue. The parish population is 69% White and 21% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,939, $7,099 below the LA state median of $61,038; 11.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 13.9% of covered employment, average pay $45,159/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 74% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 22,477
- Median household income
- $46,469
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 69% / 21%.
Allen Parish has a population of 22,477, with a median age of 37.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 68.7%; Black residents 21.2%. Independently, 6.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,939; 11.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 23.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 48% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 13.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 12.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.91%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Allen Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 80.0% in 2024, 77.2% in 2020, 74.3% 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'). 10.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.5% of the adult civilian population (946 individuals).