Jury Pool Profile

Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana

Republican +61 (2024)

Population: 32,083
Median household income: $56,500
Unemployment: 4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 24,802 77.3%
Black or African American alone 4,710 14.7%
Asian alone 67 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 66 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 214 0.7%
Two or more races 2,224 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 783 2.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.4

Under 18 8,068 25.1%
18–24 2,595 8.1%
25–44 8,008 25.0%
45–64 8,112 25.3%
65 and over 5,300 16.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.7%; +0.4 pp vs. state
County GDP: $1.0B; 0.32% of state
Avg. annual pay: $44,133
Establishments: 800

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 1,838 22.9%
Education & health services 1,511 18.8%
Leisure & hospitality 752 9.4%
Public administration 622 7.8%
Professional & business services 508 6.3%
Construction 502 6.3%
Financial activities 445 5.5%
Manufacturing 378 4.7%
Natural resources & mining 251 3.1%
Other services 91 1.1%
Information 73 0.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 76.3%
Median gross rent: $847
Owner-occupied: 8,934
Renter-occupied: 2,770

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 14,358 votes cast

Republican 11,478 79.9%
Democratic 2,699 18.8%
Other / third-party 181 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

93.3% speak only English at home

French (incl. Cajun) 1,560 5.2%
Spanish 345 1.1%
Other Indo-European 47 0.2%
Other Asian/Pacific 32 0.1%
German 11 0.0%
Arabic 4 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 11,704
Family households: 7,964; 68.0% of households
Married w/ children: 5,742
Single-mother households: 841
Veterans: 1,703; 7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

69.8% overall adherence rate

Catholic 11,642 36.1%
Evangelical Protestant 8,837 27.4%
Mainline Protestant 1,547 4.8%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 396 1.2%
Black Protestant 76 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.9%
With a disability: 16.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 15.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 31st Judicial District Court
Judges: 2
Court seats: Jefferson Davis Parish Courthouse (Jennings, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 39.3 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 368; 1806 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8
Licensed drivers: 20,377

NHTSA FARS 2024