Jury Pool Profile
Franklin Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Winnsboro
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,002
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,408.
At a glance
Franklin Parish is a 19,002-person venue. The parish population is 66% White and 28% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $44,022, $17,016 below the LA state median of $61,038; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 24.7% of covered employment, average pay $43,312/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.53%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 71% to 74% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,408
- Median household income
- $47,020
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 66% / 28%.
Franklin Parish has a population of 19,408, with a median age of 39.2. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 66.3%; Black residents 28.0%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $44,022; 17.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 38% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 24.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.53%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 72%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Franklin Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 74.2% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 71.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.7% of the adult civilian population (687 individuals).