Jury Pool Profile
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Natchitoches
- Judicial district
- 10th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 36,089
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 36,693.
At a glance
Natchitoches Parish is a 36,089-person venue. The parish population is 51% White and 40% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,814, $12,224 below the LA state median of $61,038; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 18.7% of covered employment, average pay $65,681/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.72%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 60% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 36,693
- Median household income
- $46,292
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 51% / 40%.
Natchitoches Parish has a population of 36,693, with a median age of 33.4. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 51.0%; Black residents 39.7%. Independently, 3.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,814; 25.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.9% 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 29% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 18.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 17.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.72%, 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.
Natchitoches Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 60.5% in 2024, 56.5% in 2020, 54.0% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 57% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.5% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.5% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 5.4% of the adult civilian population (1,519 individuals).