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Jury Pool Profile

Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Republican +25 (2024)
Population
48,160
Median household income
$38,035
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 25,832 53.6%
  • Black or African American alone 17,815 37.0%
  • Asian alone 627 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 410 0.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 42 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 738 1.5%
  • Two or more races 2,696 5.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,753 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 28.6

  • Under 18 9,540 19.8%
  • 18–24 12,209 25.4%
  • 25–44 10,765 22.4%
  • 45–64 8,895 18.5%
  • 65 and over 6,751 14.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.38 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.8B
0.84% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,245
Establishments
1,509

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 5,185 27.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,493 18.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,664 14.3%
  • Professional & business services 1,755 9.4%
  • Manufacturing 1,170 6.3%
  • Financial activities 952 5.1%
  • Construction 846 4.5%
  • Public administration 492 2.6%
  • Other services 388 2.1%
  • Natural resources & mining 283 1.5%
  • Information 180 1.0%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
53.5%
Median gross rent
$821
Owner-occupied
9,814
Renter-occupied
8,527

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,157 votes cast

  • Republican 11,248 61.9%
  • Democratic 6,627 36.5%
  • Other / third-party 282 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.2% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 717 1.6%
  • Other Indo-European 375 0.8%
  • Vietnamese 143 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 118 0.3%
  • Other 104 0.2%
  • German 98 0.2%
  • Arabic 56 0.1%
  • Chinese 53 0.1%
  • Korean 34 0.1%
  • Tagalog 16 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 15 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
18,341
Family households
10,068
54.9% of households
Married w/ children
6,458
Single-mother households
1,605
Veterans
1,949
5.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

54.6% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 18,431 38.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,090 6.4%
  • Black Protestant 2,818 5.8%
  • Catholic 1,101 2.3%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 967 2.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
94.3%
With a disability
13.3%
Bachelor's or higher
36.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Union Parish Courthouse (Farmerville, LA), Lincoln Parish Courthouse (Ruston, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
10
36.8 per 100k drivers
Injuries
511
1882.1 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
10
Licensed drivers
27,150

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Lincoln Parish, Louisiana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the parish, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.