Jury Pool Profile
Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- New Iberia
- Judicial district
- 16th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 66,846
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 68,599.
At a glance
Iberia Parish is a 66,846-person venue. The parish population is 57% White and 31% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $53,127, $7,911 below the LA state median of $61,038; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun and Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.1% of covered employment, average pay $49,051/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.61%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 68,599
- Median household income
- $56,961
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 57% / 31%.
Iberia Parish has a population of 68,599, with a median age of 38.3. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.5%; Black residents 31.2%. Independently, 5.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $53,127; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.6% 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 24% of covered jobs. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is at least 5.1% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.1% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 14.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.61%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Iberia Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.5% in 2024, 65.0% in 2020, 64.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 8.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
8.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, Korean. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (3,012 individuals).