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Jury Pool Profile

Catahoula Parish, Louisiana

Republican +51 (2024)
Population
8,738
Median household income
$47,753
Unemployment
5.6%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 5,547 63.5%
  • Black or African American alone 3,032 34.7%
  • Asian alone 12 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 26 0.3%
  • Two or more races 111 1.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 94 1.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.8

  • Under 18 1,959 22.4%
  • 18–24 597 6.8%
  • 25–44 2,459 28.1%
  • 45–64 2,134 24.4%
  • 65 and over 1,589 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.6%
+1.36 pp vs. state
County GDP
$235.2M
0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$38,908
Establishments
273

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 412 18.2%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 407 18.0%
  • Professional & business services 301 13.3%
  • Public administration 223 9.8%
  • Construction 208 9.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 114 5.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 94 4.2%
  • Financial activities 82 3.6%
  • Manufacturing 44 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.0%
Median gross rent
$724
Owner-occupied
2,337
Renter-occupied
739

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,348 votes cast

  • Republican 3,258 74.9%
  • Democratic 1,060 24.4%
  • Other / third-party 30 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 91 1.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 22 0.3%
  • Korean 21 0.3%
  • Arabic 9 0.1%
  • Tagalog 8 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,076
Family households
2,233
72.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,509
Single-mother households
282
Veterans
356
5.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

78.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,776 76.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 222 2.5%
  • Catholic 30 0.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.3%
With a disability
17.9%
Bachelor's or higher
16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
7th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
Catahoula Parish Courthouse (Harrisonburg, LA), Concordia Parish Courthouse (Vidalia, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
60.8 per 100k drivers
Injuries
34
516.9 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
3
Licensed drivers
6,578

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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