Jury Pool Profile
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Ruston
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 48,360
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 48,174.
At a glance
Lincoln Parish is a 48,360-person venue. The parish population is 53% White and 37% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $52,669, $8,369 below the LA state median of $61,038; 36.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 18.3% of covered employment, average pay $40,946/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 62% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 48,174
- Median household income
- $39,172
- Unemployment
- 4.5%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 53% / 37%.
Lincoln Parish has a population of 48,174, with a median age of 28.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 53.2%; Black residents 36.9%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $52,669; 36.2% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 25.5% 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 30% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 18.3% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.51%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 59%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Lincoln Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 61.9% in 2024, 58.7% in 2020, 57.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (1,757 individuals).