Jury Pool Profile
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Homer
- Judicial district
- 2nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 13,354
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 13,833.
At a glance
Claiborne Parish is a 13,354-person venue. The parish population is 44% White and 50% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $46,962, $14,076 below the LA state median of $61,038; 10.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 37.2% of covered employment, average pay $43,934/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 61% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 13,833
- Median household income
- $32,831
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This parish: 50%.
Claiborne Parish has a population of 13,833, with a median age of 42.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.5%; Black residents 50.3%.
The median household earns $46,962; 10.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.6% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 37% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 8.7% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 37.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.25%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Claiborne Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.6% in 2024, 57.3% in 2020, 55.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 54% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (605 individuals).