Jury Pool Profile
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Bastrop
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 23,705
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 24,551.
At a glance
Morehouse Parish is a 23,705-person venue. The parish population is 47% White and 48% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $45,435, $15,603 below the LA state median of $61,038; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.9% of covered employment, average pay $39,797/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.91%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 55% to 59% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 24,551
- Median household income
- $39,454
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 47%; Black: 48%.
Morehouse Parish has a population of 24,551, with a median age of 40.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 47.4%; Black residents 48.4%. Independently, 1.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $45,435; 13.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 28.5% 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 32% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.9% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 22.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.91%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 57%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Morehouse Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 59.0% in 2024, 56.2% in 2020, 54.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 62% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Korean. Veterans account for 7.4% of the adult civilian population (1,403 individuals).