Jury Pool Profile
Concordia Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Vidalia
- Judicial district
- 7th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 17,836
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 18,174.
At a glance
Concordia Parish is a 17,836-person venue. The parish population is 56% White and 39% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $43,367, $17,671 below the LA state median of $61,038; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 25.1% of covered employment, average pay $45,039/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.2%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 62% to 64% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 18,174
- Median household income
- $39,943
- Unemployment
- 6.2%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 56% / 39%.
Concordia Parish has a population of 18,174, with a median age of 38.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 55.5%; Black residents 39.1%. Independently, 2.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $43,367; 17.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 27.7% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 25.1% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.2%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 63%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Concordia Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 64.1% in 2024, 62.9% in 2020, 61.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (648 individuals).