Jury Pool Profile
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Harrisonburg
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 8,223
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 8,583.
At a glance
Catahoula Parish is an 8,223-person venue. The parish population is 63% White and 34% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,288, $15,750 below the LA state median of $61,038; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 19.4% of covered employment, average pay $34,042/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.2%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 72% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 8,583
- Median household income
- $50,275
- Unemployment
- 5.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 63% / 34%.
Catahoula Parish has a population of 8,583, with a median age of 39.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.8%; Black residents 34.3%.
The median household earns $45,288; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.6% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 19.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.2%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 73%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Catahoula Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.9% in 2024, 72.9% in 2020, 71.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.7% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.7% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (376 individuals).