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Jury Pool Profile

Bienville Parish, Louisiana

Republican +18 (2024)
Population
12,769
Median household income
$34,992
Unemployment
5.5%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 6,934 54.3%
  • Black or African American alone 5,285 41.4%
  • Asian alone 5 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 28 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 138 1.1%
  • Two or more races 379 3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 256 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 42.5

  • Under 18 2,899 22.7%
  • 18–24 882 6.9%
  • 25–44 2,957 23.2%
  • 45–64 3,347 26.2%
  • 65 and over 2,684 21.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.5%
+1.2 pp vs. state
County GDP
$824.6M
0.25% of state
Avg. annual pay
$51,581
Establishments
310

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Manufacturing 1,099 28.4%
  • Education & health services 596 15.4%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 553 14.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 398 10.3%
  • Financial activities 189 4.9%
  • Public administration 179 4.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 116 3.0%
  • Other services 72 1.9%
  • Construction 40 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.6%
Median gross rent
$600
Owner-occupied
3,831
Renter-occupied
1,594

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 6,256 votes cast

  • Republican 3,660 58.5%
  • Democratic 2,531 40.5%
  • Other / third-party 65 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 225 1.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 37 0.3%
  • Other Indo-European 22 0.2%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,425
Family households
3,015
55.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,898
Single-mother households
516
Veterans
527
5.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

78.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,735 59.6%
  • Black Protestant 1,748 13.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 548 4.2%
  • Catholic 200 1.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.2%
With a disability
20.2%
Bachelor's or higher
13.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Claiborne Parish Courthouse (Homer, LA), Bienville Parish Courthouse (Arcadia, LA), Jackson Parish Courthouse (Jonesboro, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
9
99.2 per 100k drivers
Injuries
97
1069.1 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8
Licensed drivers
9,073

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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