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Jury Pool Profile

East Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Democratic +18 (2024)
Population
7,195
Median household income
$28,321
Unemployment
13.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 2,115 29.4%
  • Black or African American alone 4,671 64.9%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 50 0.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 67 0.9%
  • Two or more races 292 4.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 144 2.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.7

  • Under 18 1,416 19.7%
  • 18–24 1,003 13.9%
  • 25–44 2,020 28.1%
  • 45–64 1,464 20.3%
  • 65 and over 1,292 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
13.1%
+8.79 pp vs. state
County GDP
$165.8M
0.05% of state
Avg. annual pay
$41,831
Establishments
171

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 281 19.7%
  • Education & health services 195 13.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 158 11.1%
  • Manufacturing 66 4.6%
  • Leisure & hospitality 61 4.3%
  • Financial activities 33 2.3%
  • Public administration 12 0.8%
  • Professional & business services 10 0.7%
  • Construction 7 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
60.0%
Median gross rent
$767
Owner-occupied
1,504
Renter-occupied
1,004

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 2,306 votes cast

  • Democratic 1,338 58.0%
  • Republican 931 40.4%
  • Other / third-party 37 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 150 2.2%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 57 0.8%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
2,508
Family households
1,554
62.0% of households
Married w/ children
755
Single-mother households
428
Veterans
221
3.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

26.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 1,558 20.9%
  • Catholic 239 3.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 77 1.0%
  • Black Protestant 76 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
With a disability
21.6%
Bachelor's or higher
11.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
6th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
East Carroll Parish Courthouse (Lake Providence, LA), Madison Parish Courthouse (Tallulah, LA), Tensas Parish Courthouse (St. Joseph, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
32.2 per 100k drivers
Injuries
26
836 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1
Licensed drivers
3,110

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for East Carroll 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.