Jury Pool Profile
Caddo Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Shreveport
- Judicial district
- 1st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 224,226
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 230,004.
At a glance
Caddo Parish is a 224,226-person venue. The parish population is 43% White and 49% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,110, $7,928 below the LA state median of $61,038; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $73,031/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 52% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 230,004
- Median household income
- $50,705
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 49%.
Caddo Parish has a population of 230,004, with a median age of 39.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.9%; Black residents 48.8%. Independently, 3.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,110; 26.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.1% 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 28% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.45%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 52%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Caddo Parish was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 51.6% in 2024, 52.5% in 2020, 50.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 59% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 7.9% of the adult civilian population (13,885 individuals).