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East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana

Republican +22.2 (2024)
Parish seat
Clinton
Judicial district
20th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
18,911
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,271.

At a glance

East Feliciana Parish is an 18,911-person venue. The parish population is 55% White and 40% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,862, $1,176 below the LA state median of $61,038; 19.3% 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. The largest published sector is Public administration, at 16.7% of covered employment, average pay $54,392/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 56% to 60% of the vote across the three. 16% of residents here live in group quarters rather than households, 2,992 people in barracks, dormitories, correctional facilities or nursing homes, so the figures above describe a population substantially larger than the one a summons reaches.

Population
19,271
Median household income
$73,085
Unemployment
4.4%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 55% / 40%.

East Feliciana Parish has a population of 19,271, with a median age of 44.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 54.9%; Black residents 39.6%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $59,862; 19.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.4% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 10,476 54.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 391 2.0%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 7,639 39.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 39 0.2%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 638 3.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 57 0.3%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 31 0.2%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 44

  • Under 18 3,357 17.4%
  • 18–24 1,525 7.9%
  • 25–44 4,934 25.6%
  • 45–64 5,566 28.9%
  • 65 and over 3,889 20.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$59,862
90% interval $52,743–$66,981
−$1,176 vs LA · 23rd of 64
Below poverty line
18.4%
90% interval 14.0%–22.8%
−0.2 pp vs LA · 41st of 64

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Led by healthcare & education or government

BLS withholds the sectors of about 1,380 state and local government jobs here. Counted as schools and hospitals, Education & health services is the largest sector; counted as prisons and public administration, Public administration is.

Public administration is the largest published sector at 16.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 13.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the Louisiana state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.4%
+0.06 pp vs. state
County GDP
$686.6M
0.21% of state
Avg. annual pay
$62,735
Establishments
396

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Public administration 875 16.7%
  • Education & health services 727 13.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 611 11.7%
  • Professional & business services 194 3.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 143 2.7%
  • Financial activities 122 2.3%

The sectors listed cover 51.0% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
85.6%
+18.2 pp vs LA · 2nd of 64
Median gross rent
$911
−$153 vs LA · 24th of 64
Owner-occupied
5,481
Renter-occupied
920

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 42% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Wide wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Professional & business services, $68,591/yr) pays 4.0× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,110/yr). Stark intra-economy class divisions on the panel; calibrate damages and lost-wages framing to that range.

  • Mixed business scale

    Average establishment employs 13 workers, a mix of institutional employers and small businesses. Both employed-by-large-institution and small-business-owner perspectives are likely on the panel.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently Republican

Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

East Feliciana Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.5% in 2024, 57.7% in 2020, 55.5% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,947 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201655.5%42.2%
202057.7%40.7%
202460.5%38.3%
  • Republican 6,020 60.5%
  • Democratic 3,809 38.3%
  • Other / third-party 118 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 64% 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, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (800 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

98.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 179 1.0%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 110 0.6%
  • Arabic 28 0.2%
  • Korean 18 0.1%
  • Tagalog 4 0.0%
  • German or other West Germanic 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
6,401
Family households
4,117
64.3% of households
Married couples w/ children
972
23.6% of families
Single-mother families
305
7.4% of families
Veterans
800
5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

48.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 6,243 32.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,766 9.0%
  • Black Protestant 726 3.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 496 2.5%
  • Catholic 250 1.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
95.2%
±1.7 pp
Uninsured
4.8%
±1.7 pp
58th of 64
With a disability
18.0%
±2.5 pp
27th of 64
Bachelor's or higher
19.3%
±2.8 pp
−7.7 pp vs LA · 23rd of 64
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
7.4%
90% interval 6.5%–8.3% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
20th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
East Feliciana Courthouse (Clinton, LA), West Feliciana Courthouse (St. Francisville, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishes.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

East Feliciana totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
4
28.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
161
1141.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
14,101

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for East Feliciana 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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