Jury Pool Profile
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Columbia
- Judicial district
- 37th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 9,344
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 9,500.
At a glance
Caldwell Parish is a 9,344-person venue. The parish population is 76% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,399, $8,639 below the LA state median of $61,038; 11.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 26.9% of covered employment, average pay $48,344/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 82% to 86% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 9,500
- Median household income
- $47,028
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This parish: 76% / 19%.
Caldwell Parish has a population of 9,500, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 75.5%; Black residents 19.3%. Independently, 1.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,399; 11.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.8% 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 44% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 26.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 15.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.13%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 84%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Caldwell Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 85.9% in 2024, 83.5% in 2020, 81.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 7.6% of the adult civilian population (556 individuals).