Jury Pool Profile
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- New Orleans
- Judicial district
- Orleans Parish Civil District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 362,154
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 371,853.
At a glance
Orleans Parish is a 362,154-person venue. The parish population is 31% White and 55% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $57,897, $3,141 below the LA state median of $61,038; 42.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 27.4% of covered employment, average pay $71,985/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.84%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 81% to 83% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 371,853
- Median household income
- $56,631
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This parish: 55%.
Orleans Parish has a population of 371,853, with a median age of 38.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 31.2%; Black residents 54.6%. Independently, 8.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $57,897; 42.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.3% 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 27% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 27.4% of covered employment, followed by Leisure & hospitality at 22.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.84%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 82%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Orleans Parish was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 82.2% in 2024, 83.1% in 2020, 80.8% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 48% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 10.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
10.2% 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 4.7% of the adult civilian population (13,858 individuals).