Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Gretna
- Judicial district
- 24th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 431,398
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 430,920.
At a glance
Jefferson Parish is a 431,398-person venue. The parish population is 50% White and 26% Black (Census race-alone categories). 19% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $63,692, $2,654 above the LA state median of $61,038; 30.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 21.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.9% of covered employment, average pay $58,619/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking roughly 55% of the vote each time.
- Population
- 430,920
- Median household income
- $65,252
- Unemployment
- 4.1%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 50%; Black: 26%.
Jefferson Parish has a population of 430,920, with a median age of 40.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 49.8%; Black residents 25.5%. Independently, 18.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,692; 30.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.1% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Counting the cells BLS withholds (private jobs estimated from Census County Business Patterns, government jobs from the statewide mix), the two largest sectors are within 20% of each other: Education & health services about 45,550, Trade, transportation & utilities about 44,400.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 23.9% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.0%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.06%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 55%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 55.4% in 2024, 54.7% in 2020, 55.3% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 21.4% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
21.4% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.1% of the adult civilian population (17,007 individuals).