Jury Pool Profile
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Mansfield
- Judicial district
- 42nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 27,381
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 27,026.
At a glance
De Soto Parish is a 27,381-person venue. The parish population is 59% White and 35% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $58,865, $2,173 below the LA state median of $61,038; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.0% 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 17.6% of covered employment, average pay $59,422/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 60% to 67% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 27,026
- Median household income
- $48,578
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 59% / 35%.
De Soto Parish has a population of 27,026, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 59.4%; Black residents 34.7%. Independently, 3.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $58,865; 16.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.0% 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 23% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is about 12.0% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 17.6% of covered employment, followed by Construction at 16.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.69%, 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.
De Soto Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.3% in 2024, 61.8% in 2020, 59.8% 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'). 2.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,516 individuals).