Jury Pool Profile
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Baton Rouge
- Judicial district
- 19th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 456,180
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 452,938.
At a glance
East Baton Rouge Parish is a 456,180-person venue. The parish population is 42% White and 44% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $64,198, $3,160 above the LA state median of $61,038; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.1% of covered employment, average pay $61,749/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 52% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 452,938
- Median household income
- $63,071
- Unemployment
- 4.2%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 42%; Black: 44%.
East Baton Rouge Parish has a population of 452,938, with a median age of 34.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 42.4%; Black residents 43.7%. Independently, 6.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,198; 38.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.2% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 17.5%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.2%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 54%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
East Baton Rouge Parish was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 54.5% in 2024, 55.5% in 2020, 52.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 58% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.3% 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 4.4% of the adult civilian population (15,343 individuals).