Jury Pool Profile
La Salle Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Jena
- Judicial district
- 28th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 15,154
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 14,789.
At a glance
La Salle Parish is a 15,154-person venue. The parish population is 78% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,524; 13.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.4% of covered employment, average pay $46,810/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 89% to 91% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 14,789
- Median household income
- $68,497
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This parish: 78% / 15%.
La Salle Parish has a population of 14,789, with a median age of 36.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 78.1%; Black residents 14.7%. Independently, 9.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,524; 13.1% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.4% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 18.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.7%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 90%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
La Salle Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 91.0% in 2024, 90.1% in 2020, 88.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 69% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 3.1% of the adult civilian population (357 individuals).