Jury Pool Profile

Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

Republican +22 (2024)

Population: 37,047
Median household income: $46,798
Unemployment: 5.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 18,885 51.0%
Black or African American alone 14,810 40.0%
Asian alone 232 0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 358 1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 950 2.6%
Two or more races 1,812 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,434 3.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 33.3

Under 18 8,562 23.1%
18–24 6,360 17.2%
25–44 8,111 21.9%
45–64 7,801 21.1%
65 and over 6,213 16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.9%; +1.62 pp vs. state
County GDP: $2.0B; 0.62% of state
Avg. annual pay: $46,001
Establishments: 1,053

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Manufacturing 2,901 20.3%
Education & health services 2,514 17.6%
Trade, transportation & utilities 2,353 16.4%
Leisure & hospitality 1,690 11.8%
Professional & business services 890 6.2%
Public administration 644 4.5%
Financial activities 539 3.8%
Construction 503 3.5%
Other services 193 1.3%
Natural resources & mining 169 1.2%
Information 90 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 62.3%
Median gross rent: $767
Owner-occupied: 8,785
Renter-occupied: 5,323

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 15,040 votes cast

Republican 9,100 60.5%
Democratic 5,740 38.2%
Other / third-party 200 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.3% speak only English at home

Spanish 815 2.3%
French (incl. Cajun) 171 0.5%
Arabic 78 0.2%
Chinese 53 0.2%
Other Indo-European 44 0.1%
Other 39 0.1%
Tagalog 24 0.1%
Vietnamese 14 0.0%
Korean 10 0.0%
Other Asian/Pacific 10 0.0%
German 9 0.0%
Slavic languages 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 14,108
Family households: 8,107; 57.5% of households
Married w/ children: 5,201
Single-mother households: 1,320
Veterans: 1,577; 5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

51.8% overall adherence rate

Evangelical Protestant 12,106 32.3%
Catholic 4,122 11.0%
Mainline Protestant 1,470 3.9%
Black Protestant 1,022 2.7%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 714 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 92.7%
With a disability: 16.9%
Bachelor's or higher: 25.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 10th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2
Court seats: Natchitoches Parish Courthouse (Natchitoches, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 7; 30.3 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 451; 1953.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7
Licensed drivers: 23,086

NHTSA FARS 2024