Jury Pool Profile
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Jennings
- Judicial district
- 31st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 31,471
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 31,924.
At a glance
Jefferson Davis Parish is a 31,471-person venue. The parish population is 77% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $56,114, $4,924 below the LA state median of $61,038; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.1% 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 23.3% of covered employment, average pay $40,359/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 76% to 80% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 31,924
- Median household income
- $57,341
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This parish: 77% / 15%.
Jefferson Davis Parish has a population of 31,924, with a median age of 38.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 77.3%; Black residents 14.5%. Independently, 2.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $56,114; 15.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.8% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 23.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 18.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.56%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 77%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Jefferson Davis Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 79.9% in 2024, 77.0% in 2020, 75.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.6% of the adult civilian population (1,584 individuals).