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Jury Pool Profile

Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

Republican +19 (2024)
Population
24,967
Median household income
$36,981
Unemployment
6.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 11,947 47.9%
  • Black or African American alone 12,016 48.1%
  • Asian alone 133 0.5%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 14 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 45 0.2%
  • Some other race alone 128 0.5%
  • Two or more races 684 2.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 405 1.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 40.3

  • Under 18 5,818 23.3%
  • 18–24 2,249 9.0%
  • 25–44 5,678 22.7%
  • 45–64 6,389 25.6%
  • 65 and over 4,833 19.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.2%
+1.93 pp vs. state
County GDP
$754.8M
0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay
$44,568
Establishments
571

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,970 31.7%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,353 21.8%
  • Manufacturing 480 7.7%
  • Leisure & hospitality 367 5.9%
  • Public administration 320 5.2%
  • Construction 287 4.6%
  • Professional & business services 273 4.4%
  • Natural resources & mining 255 4.1%
  • Financial activities 215 3.5%
  • Other services 78 1.3%
  • Information 27 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
66.6%
Median gross rent
$795
Owner-occupied
6,514
Renter-occupied
3,265

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,097 votes cast

  • Republican 5,961 59.0%
  • Democratic 4,008 39.7%
  • Other / third-party 128 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

98.8% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 143 0.6%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 50 0.2%
  • Korean 33 0.1%
  • German 32 0.1%
  • Chinese 12 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
9,779
Family households
6,098
62.4% of households
Married w/ children
3,748
Single-mother households
1,037
Veterans
1,325
6.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.0% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,939 34.9%
  • Black Protestant 3,322 13.0%
  • Mainline Protestant 939 3.7%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 814 3.2%
  • Catholic 592 2.3%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.8%
With a disability
17.5%
Bachelor's or higher
12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
4th Judicial District Court
Judges
11
Court seats
Morehouse Parish Courthouse (Bastrop, LA), Ouachita Parish Courthouse (Monroe, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
44.2 per 100k drivers
Injuries
196
1236.5 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7
Licensed drivers
15,851

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Morehouse 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.