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Jury Pool Profile

Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Republican +72 (2024)
Population
9,563
Median household income
$44,957
Unemployment
5.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,442 77.8%
  • Black or African American alone 1,737 18.2%
  • Asian alone 10 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 98 1.0%
  • Two or more races 274 2.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 253 2.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.7

  • Under 18 2,115 22.1%
  • 18–24 529 5.5%
  • 25–44 2,798 29.3%
  • 45–64 2,394 25.0%
  • 65 and over 1,727 18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.4%
+1.09 pp vs. state
County GDP
$249.3M
0.08% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,701
Establishments
231

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 609 27.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 357 15.9%
  • Public administration 179 8.0%
  • Professional & business services 146 6.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 137 6.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 80 3.6%
  • Manufacturing 55 2.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.0%
Median gross rent
$756
Owner-occupied
2,544
Renter-occupied
1,142

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,334 votes cast

  • Republican 3,724 85.9%
  • Democratic 580 13.4%
  • Other / third-party 30 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 168 1.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 30 0.3%
  • German 15 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 14 0.2%
  • Other 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,686
Family households
2,312
62.7% of households
Married w/ children
1,560
Single-mother households
158
Veterans
461
6.2% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.4% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 4,372 45.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 536 5.6%
  • Catholic 142 1.5%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.1%
With a disability
19.4%
Bachelor's or higher
10.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
37th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
Caldwell Parish Courthouse (Columbia, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
0
0 per 100k drivers
Injuries
91
1271.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
0
Licensed drivers
7,158

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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