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Jury Pool Profile

Allen Parish, Louisiana

Republican +61 (2024)
Population
22,552
Median household income
$51,138
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 15,815 70.1%
  • Black or African American alone 4,408 19.5%
  • Asian alone 166 0.7%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 334 1.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 143 0.6%
  • Two or more races 1,686 7.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,803 8.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.9

  • Under 18 4,768 21.1%
  • 18–24 1,748 7.8%
  • 25–44 6,692 29.7%
  • 45–64 6,094 27.0%
  • 65 and over 3,250 14.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
+0.64 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.1B
0.33% of state
Avg. annual pay
$49,734
Establishments
442

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,085 14.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 880 11.9%
  • Public administration 844 11.4%
  • Manufacturing 744 10.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 400 5.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 212 2.9%
  • Professional & business services 202 2.7%
  • Other services 110 1.5%
  • Financial activities 100 1.4%
  • Construction 40 0.5%
  • Information 10 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.8%
Median gross rent
$739
Owner-occupied
5,885
Renter-occupied
1,774

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,751 votes cast

  • Republican 7,003 80.0%
  • Democratic 1,661 19.0%
  • Other / third-party 87 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 1,547 7.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 627 3.0%
  • Other 120 0.6%
  • Other Indo-European 53 0.2%
  • Arabic 43 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 10 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 8 0.0%
  • German 5 0.0%
  • Chinese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,659
Family households
5,180
67.6% of households
Married w/ children
3,449
Single-mother households
664
Veterans
949
5.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

46.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,489 24.1%
  • Catholic 3,398 14.9%
  • Black Protestant 1,228 5.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 364 1.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 97 0.4%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.9%
With a disability
19.3%
Bachelor's or higher
11.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
33rd Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
Allen Parish Courthouse (Oberlin, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
5
36.8 per 100k drivers
Injuries
160
1177 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
5
Licensed drivers
13,594

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Allen 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.