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Jury Pool Profile

Assumption Parish, Louisiana

Republican +36 (2024)
Population
20,720
Median household income
$52,546
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,574 65.5%
  • Black or African American alone 5,927 28.6%
  • Asian alone 170 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 125 0.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 26 0.1%
  • Two or more races 898 4.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 860 4.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42

  • Under 18 4,308 20.8%
  • 18–24 1,689 8.2%
  • 25–44 4,846 23.4%
  • 45–64 5,705 27.5%
  • 65 and over 4,172 20.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP
$734.6M
0.22% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,400
Establishments
332

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 801 20.3%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 782 19.8%
  • Construction 525 13.3%
  • Education & health services 349 8.8%
  • Public administration 204 5.2%
  • Natural resources & mining 186 4.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 148 3.8%
  • Financial activities 129 3.3%
  • Professional & business services 121 3.1%
  • Other services 78 2.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
85.5%
Median gross rent
$801
Owner-occupied
7,201
Renter-occupied
1,219

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,367 votes cast

  • Republican 6,963 67.2%
  • Democratic 3,273 31.6%
  • Other / third-party 131 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.1% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 1,144 5.8%
  • Spanish 528 2.7%
  • Vietnamese 140 0.7%
  • Arabic 83 0.4%
  • Other Indo-European 51 0.3%
  • Korean 9 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,420
Family households
5,628
66.8% of households
Married w/ children
4,143
Single-mother households
492
Veterans
932
5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

62.0% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 11,217 53.3%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,235 5.9%
  • Black Protestant 202 1.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 197 0.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 184 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.2%
With a disability
16.9%
Bachelor's or higher
13.7%

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
4
31.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
201
1580.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
12,720

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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