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Jury Pool Profile

Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

Republican +22 (2024)
Population
14,019
Median household income
$31,784
Unemployment
6.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 6,293 44.9%
  • Black or African American alone 6,835 48.8%
  • Asian alone 20 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 2 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 7 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 321 2.3%
  • Two or more races 541 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 471 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.9

  • Under 18 2,744 19.6%
  • 18–24 1,251 8.9%
  • 25–44 3,479 24.8%
  • 45–64 3,554 25.4%
  • 65 and over 2,991 21.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.2%
+1.91 pp vs. state
County GDP
$515.6M
0.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,473
Establishments
272

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,109 37.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 517 17.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 292 9.8%
  • Public administration 155 5.2%
  • Manufacturing 123 4.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 94 3.1%
  • Financial activities 65 2.2%
  • Construction 55 1.8%
  • Professional & business services 54 1.8%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.5%
Median gross rent
$619
Owner-occupied
3,538
Renter-occupied
1,481

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 5,816 votes cast

  • Republican 3,522 60.6%
  • Democratic 2,239 38.5%
  • Other / third-party 55 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

99.3% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 42 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 27 0.2%
  • German 10 0.1%
  • Korean 7 0.1%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 5 0.0%
  • Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,019
Family households
2,729
54.4% of households
Married w/ children
1,770
Single-mother households
337
Veterans
738
6.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 5,533 39.0%
  • Black Protestant 1,532 10.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,077 7.6%
  • Catholic 200 1.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 128 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.6%
With a disability
14.6%
Bachelor's or higher
11.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Claiborne Parish Courthouse (Homer, LA), Bienville Parish Courthouse (Arcadia, LA), Jackson Parish Courthouse (Jonesboro, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
52.2 per 100k drivers
Injuries
90
1173.7 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
7,668

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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