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Jury Pool Profile

Jackson Parish, Louisiana

Republican +48 (2024)
Population
14,939
Median household income
$43,345
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 9,999 66.9%
  • Black or African American alone 3,813 25.5%
  • Asian alone 17 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 72 0.5%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 11 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 427 2.9%
  • Two or more races 600 4.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 486 3.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.5

  • Under 18 3,198 21.4%
  • 18–24 1,146 7.7%
  • 25–44 3,646 24.4%
  • 45–64 3,878 26.0%
  • 65 and over 3,071 20.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
+0.64 pp vs. state
County GDP
$603.7M
0.18% of state
Avg. annual pay
$54,041
Establishments
324

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 764 19.8%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 621 16.1%
  • Public administration 303 7.8%
  • Professional & business services 277 7.2%
  • Leisure & hospitality 228 5.9%
  • Financial activities 114 2.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.4%
Median gross rent
$719
Owner-occupied
3,943
Renter-occupied
1,659

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 7,226 votes cast

  • Republican 5,291 73.2%
  • Democratic 1,852 25.6%
  • Other / third-party 83 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.1% speak only English at home

  • Arabic 265 1.9%
  • Spanish 211 1.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 33 0.2%
  • Other Indo-European 13 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 11 0.1%
  • Tagalog 7 0.0%
  • Other 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
5,602
Family households
3,720
66.4% of households
Married w/ children
2,513
Single-mother households
393
Veterans
718
6.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

87.5% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,261 74.9%
  • Black Protestant 913 6.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 419 2.8%
  • Mainline Protestant 399 2.7%
  • Catholic 159 1.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.8%
With a disability
19.1%
Bachelor's or higher
13.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
2nd Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Claiborne Parish Courthouse (Homer, LA), Bienville Parish Courthouse (Arcadia, LA), Jackson Parish Courthouse (Jonesboro, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
35 per 100k drivers
Injuries
156
1366 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
11,420

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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