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Jury Pool Profile

Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Republican +49 (2024)
Population
19,590
Median household income
$44,103
Unemployment
5.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 13,048 66.6%
  • Black or African American alone 5,620 28.7%
  • Asian alone 72 0.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 6 0.0%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 5 0.0%
  • Two or more races 839 4.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 320 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.1

  • Under 18 4,868 24.8%
  • 18–24 1,683 8.6%
  • 25–44 4,526 23.1%
  • 45–64 4,707 24.0%
  • 65 and over 3,806 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.7%
+1.41 pp vs. state
County GDP
$619.1M
0.19% of state
Avg. annual pay
$38,451
Establishments
491

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,163 25.0%
  • Education & health services 880 18.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 358 7.7%
  • Public administration 303 6.5%
  • Professional & business services 205 4.4%
  • Manufacturing 194 4.2%
  • Financial activities 174 3.7%
  • Construction 118 2.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 93 2.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.7%
Median gross rent
$719
Owner-occupied
5,418
Renter-occupied
1,933

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 8,798 votes cast

  • Republican 6,524 74.2%
  • Democratic 2,196 25.0%
  • Other / third-party 78 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.6% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 351 1.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 153 0.8%
  • Other Indo-European 74 0.4%
  • Vietnamese 20 0.1%
  • Korean 10 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,351
Family households
5,179
70.5% of households
Married w/ children
3,417
Single-mother households
762
Veterans
684
4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

74.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 12,880 65.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 661 3.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 529 2.7%
  • Black Protestant 502 2.5%
  • Catholic 237 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.6%
With a disability
18.5%
Bachelor's or higher
16.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Franklin Parish Courthouse (Winnsboro, LA), Richland Parish Courthouse (Rayville, LA), West Carroll Parish Courthouse (Oak Grove, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
2
16.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries
161
1295.9 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
2
Licensed drivers
12,424

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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