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Jury Pool Profile

Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Republican +49 (2024)
Population
32,162
Median household income
$42,273
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 21,123 65.7%
  • Black or African American alone 8,256 25.7%
  • Asian alone 123 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 59 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 23 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 789 2.5%
  • Two or more races 1,789 5.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,428 4.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.7

  • Under 18 8,123 25.3%
  • 18–24 2,990 9.3%
  • 25–44 8,303 25.8%
  • 45–64 7,698 23.9%
  • 65 and over 5,048 15.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.58 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.36% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,671
Establishments
646

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 2,400 30.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,696 21.7%
  • Professional & business services 649 8.3%
  • Manufacturing 562 7.2%
  • Public administration 395 5.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 296 3.8%
  • Financial activities 288 3.7%
  • Construction 266 3.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 105 1.3%
  • Other services 69 0.9%
  • Information 37 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
64.8%
Median gross rent
$663
Owner-occupied
7,935
Renter-occupied
4,305

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,176 votes cast

  • Republican 10,483 73.9%
  • Democratic 3,526 24.9%
  • Other / third-party 167 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

83.3% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 3,845 12.8%
  • Spanish 928 3.1%
  • Other Indo-European 92 0.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 54 0.2%
  • Slavic languages 35 0.1%
  • Arabic 24 0.1%
  • Other 20 0.1%
  • German 4 0.0%
  • Chinese 4 0.0%
  • Korean 1 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
12,240
Family households
7,995
65.3% of households
Married w/ children
5,324
Single-mother households
1,334
Veterans
1,362
5.7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

49.7% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 9,543 29.5%
  • Evangelical Protestant 5,623 17.4%
  • Black Protestant 862 2.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 42 0.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 3 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.5%
With a disability
21.0%
Bachelor's or higher
12.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
13th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
Evangeline Parish Courthouse (Ville Platte, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
6
28.6 per 100k drivers
Injuries
263
1255.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6
Licensed drivers
20,951

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Evangeline 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.