Jury Pool Profile
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Marksville
- Judicial district
- 12th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 37,941
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 38,905.
At a glance
Avoyelles Parish is a 37,941-person venue. The parish population is 63% White and 27% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,439, $15,599 below the LA state median of $61,038; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 23.1% of covered employment, average pay $40,432/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 67% to 71% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 38,905
- Median household income
- $39,325
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 63% / 27%.
Avoyelles Parish has a population of 38,905, with a median age of 39.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.4%; Black residents 27.4%. Independently, 4.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,439; 11.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 23.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.76%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 69%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Avoyelles Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 71.0% in 2024, 69.6% in 2020, 67.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Chinese. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (1,587 individuals).