Jury Pool Profile
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Lake Charles
- Judicial district
- 14th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 208,466
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 207,088.
At a glance
Calcasieu Parish is a 208,466-person venue. The parish population is 66% White and 23% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $66,871, $5,833 above the LA state median of $61,038; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.3% of covered employment, average pay $53,065/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 65% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 207,088
- Median household income
- $67,564
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 66% / 23%.
Calcasieu Parish has a population of 207,088, with a median age of 37.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 65.7%; Black residents 23.4%. Independently, 5.4% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $66,871; 24.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.5% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 23% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Calcasieu Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.0% in 2024, 66.6% in 2020, 64.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.5% 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 7.6% of the adult civilian population (11,824 individuals).