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Jury Pool Profile

Iberia Parish, Louisiana

Republican +34 (2024)
Population
69,194
Median household income
$57,811
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 39,620 57.3%
  • Black or African American alone 21,262 30.7%
  • Asian alone 1,828 2.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 367 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 3 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,303 1.9%
  • Two or more races 4,811 7.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,810 5.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.8

  • Under 18 17,726 25.6%
  • 18–24 6,007 8.7%
  • 25–44 17,001 24.6%
  • 45–64 17,296 25.0%
  • 65 and over 11,164 16.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.43 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.8B
1.16% of state
Avg. annual pay
$57,316
Establishments
1,897

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 4,372 18.2%
  • Manufacturing 3,143 13.1%
  • Education & health services 3,068 12.7%
  • Financial activities 2,122 8.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 2,099 8.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,713 7.1%
  • Professional & business services 1,654 6.9%
  • Construction 1,490 6.2%
  • Public administration 739 3.1%
  • Other services 726 3.0%
  • Information 78 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
68.0%
Median gross rent
$891
Owner-occupied
18,267
Renter-occupied
8,602

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 29,331 votes cast

  • Republican 19,511 66.5%
  • Democratic 9,504 32.4%
  • Other / third-party 316 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.3% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 2,460 3.8%
  • Spanish 1,458 2.3%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 775 1.2%
  • Other Indo-European 262 0.4%
  • Korean 154 0.2%
  • Chinese 139 0.2%
  • Arabic 91 0.1%
  • Tagalog 82 0.1%
  • German 60 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 58 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 27 0.0%
  • Other 19 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
26,869
Family households
18,882
70.3% of households
Married w/ children
11,807
Single-mother households
2,552
Veterans
2,964
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

73.2% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 36,129 51.7%
  • Evangelical Protestant 10,207 14.6%
  • Black Protestant 2,226 3.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,357 1.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,263 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.6%
With a disability
17.2%
Bachelor's or higher
14.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th Judicial District Court
Judges
8
Court seats
Iberia Parish Courthouse (New Iberia, LA), St. Martin Courthouse (St. Martinville, LA), St. Mary Courthouse (Franklin, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
12
25.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
701
1483.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
12
Licensed drivers
47,256

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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