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Jury Pool Profile

Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Republican +34 (2024)
Population
128,593
Median household income
$92,266
Unemployment
3.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 83,999 65.3%
  • Black or African American alone 29,501 22.9%
  • Asian alone 1,436 1.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 303 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 6 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 4,807 3.7%
  • Two or more races 8,541 6.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 10,477 8.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.4

  • Under 18 34,229 26.6%
  • 18–24 10,317 8.0%
  • 25–44 36,417 28.3%
  • 45–64 31,264 24.3%
  • 65 and over 16,366 12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
3.7%
-0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$12.7B
3.84% of state
Avg. annual pay
$71,805
Establishments
3,919

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 10,456 20.7%
  • Construction 9,929 19.6%
  • Manufacturing 7,629 15.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 5,219 10.3%
  • Professional & business services 4,462 8.8%
  • Education & health services 3,440 6.8%
  • Other services 1,938 3.8%
  • Financial activities 1,836 3.6%
  • Public administration 1,092 2.2%
  • Information 358 0.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 171 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
82.9%
Median gross rent
$1,283
Owner-occupied
38,755
Renter-occupied
8,018

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 62,473 votes cast

  • Republican 41,319 66.1%
  • Democratic 20,113 32.2%
  • Other / third-party 1,041 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 6,698 5.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 813 0.7%
  • Other Indo-European 676 0.6%
  • Vietnamese 312 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 214 0.2%
  • Tagalog 211 0.2%
  • German 80 0.1%
  • Chinese 73 0.1%
  • Arabic 58 0.0%
  • Other 35 0.0%
  • Korean 27 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 23 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
46,773
Family households
34,688
74.2% of households
Married w/ children
26,341
Single-mother households
3,408
Veterans
5,403
5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.7% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 39,260 31.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 18,665 14.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,104 1.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,753 1.4%
  • Black Protestant 1,060 0.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.4%
With a disability
12.3%
Bachelor's or higher
28.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
23rd Judicial District Court
Judges
7
Court seats
Ascension Parish Courthouse (Donaldsonville, LA), Assumption Parish Courthouse (Napoleonville, LA), St. James Parish Courthouse (Convent, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
22
24.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries
1,630
1788.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
21
Licensed drivers
91,124

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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