Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

Republican +13 (2024)

Population: 432,484
Median household income: $65,246
Unemployment: 4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 227,711 52.7%
Black or African American alone 112,620 26.0%
Asian alone 18,113 4.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 3,134 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 113 0.0%
Some other race alone 27,571 6.4%
Two or more races 43,222 10.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 78,562 18.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.9

Under 18 96,990 22.4%
18–24 31,877 7.4%
25–44 115,299 26.7%
45–64 109,951 25.4%
65 and over 78,367 18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.1%; -0.19 pp vs. state
County GDP: $31.8B; 9.67% of state
Avg. annual pay: $63,803
Establishments: 15,879

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 44,150 23.9%
Education & health services 37,738 20.4%
Professional & business services 27,038 14.6%
Leisure & hospitality 22,467 12.2%
Construction 11,707 6.3%
Financial activities 11,435 6.2%
Manufacturing 8,569 4.6%
Public administration 6,155 3.3%
Other services 6,049 3.3%
Information 2,287 1.2%
Natural resources & mining 213 0.1%
Unclassified 9 0.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 62.3%
Median gross rent: $1,162
Owner-occupied: 110,285
Renter-occupied: 66,701

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Largest employers

Principal employers by headcount

#	Employer	Sector	Employees
1	Ochsner Health Foundation LLC	Education & health services	17,900
2	Jefferson Parish School Board	Education & health services	6,400
3	East Jefferson Gen Hospital	Education & health services	2,700
4	Acme Truck Line Inc.	—	2,100
5	Laitram, LLC	—	2,065
6	Jefferson Parish Sheriff	Public administration	1,440
7	West Jefferson Medical Center	Education & health services	1,244
8	Imperial Trading Co LLC	—	950
9	Audubon Engineering Company LLC	Construction	950
10	Blessey Marine Service Inc.	Trade, transportation & utilities	832
11	Coca Cola Bottling Co United Gulf	Manufacturing	800
12	Treasure Chest Casino LLC	Leisure & hospitality	725
13	Pellerin Milnor Corp	—	700
14	Cornerstone Chemical Co	Manufacturing	494
15	Favrot & Shane Aia Architects	—	361
16	City Of Gretna	Public administration	351
17	Southern Eagle Sales & Service LP	Trade, transportation & utilities	290
18	Geocent LLC	Information	250
19	Kroger Specialty Pharmacy La LLC	Trade, transportation & utilities	240
20	Altus Global Trade Solutions	—	207
21	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	Construction	205
22	Saia Motor Freight Line LLC	—	201
23	Bernhard Mcc LLC	—	200
24	Zatarain'S Brands, Inc..	—	199
25	Fmt Shipyard & Repair LLC	Manufacturing	176
26	River Oaks Hospital	Education & health services	160
27	Bryan Chevrolet Inc.	—	150
28	Electrical & Instrumentation	—	150
29	Stewart & Stevenson Power	Trade, transportation & utilities	150
30	Technical Environmental Serv Inc.	—	150
31	F Christiana & Company	—	138
32	Carr Riggs & Ingram LLC	—	128
33	Gibbs Construction LLC	Construction	128
34	Carpenter & Paterson Inc.	—	128
35	Versa Integrity Group	Natural resources & mining	125
36	Metairie Bank & Trust Co	Financial activities	125
37	Durr Heavy Construction, LLC	Construction	118
38	Loop Linen Service Inc.	—	113
39	Eustis Benefits LLC	Trade, transportation & utilities	113
40	Cycle Construction Company LLC	Construction	109
41	Laporte Apac	—	105
42	Benbow, M S & Associates	Construction	105
43	Broadmoor LLC	Construction	104
44	Keystone Engineering Inc.	Construction	100
45	Postlethwaite & Netterville	—	100
46	Core Construction Services LLC	Construction	100
47	Professional Service Industries Inc.	Manufacturing	99
48	Laitram Machinery Inc.	—	98
49	Global Data Systems Inc.	—	88
50	Eagan Insurance Agency Inc.	Financial activities	88
51	Property One Inc.	—	87
52	Marrero Healthcare Center	Education & health services	85
53	Blue Williams Llp	—	85
54	Wegmann Dazet & Company	—	80
55	Semco, LLC	—	80
56	Evonik Cyro LLC	—	76
57	Ecm Consultants Inc.	Construction	75

Source: JEDCO — Jefferson Economic Development Commission (2019)

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 178,205 votes cast

Republican 98,810 55.4%
Democratic 75,731 42.5%
Other / third-party 3,664 2.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

79.5% speak only English at home

Spanish 55,076 13.6%
Vietnamese 6,425 1.6%
Arabic 5,901 1.5%
Other Indo-European 4,942 1.2%
French (incl. Cajun) 3,976 1.0%
Chinese 2,422 0.6%
Tagalog 1,084 0.3%
Other Asian/Pacific 1,029 0.3%
Other 842 0.2%
Slavic languages 539 0.1%
German 387 0.1%
Korean 244 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 176,986
Family households: 107,961; 61.0% of households
Married w/ children: 69,990
Single-mother households: 13,791
Veterans: 18,549; 5.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

70.9% overall adherence rate

Catholic 196,845 44.7%
Evangelical Protestant 77,182 17.5%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 19,966 4.5%
Black Protestant 11,892 2.7%
Mainline Protestant 6,438 1.5%
Orthodox 140 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 89.1%
With a disability: 16.1%
Bachelor's or higher: 29.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 24th Judicial District Court
Judges: 16
Court seats: 24th Judicial District Courthouse (Gretna, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 24; 8.6 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 4,480; 1598.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 23
Licensed drivers: 280,248

NHTSA FARS 2024