Jury Pool Profile
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Monroe
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 158,542
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 158,480.
At a glance
Ouachita Parish is a 158,542-person venue. The parish population is 56% White and 37% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $59,701, $1,337 below the LA state median of $61,038; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Vietnamese. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 24.1% of covered employment, average pay $51,271/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 61% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 158,480
- Median household income
- $54,688
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 56% / 37%.
Ouachita Parish has a population of 158,480, with a median age of 36.6. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 56.4%; Black residents 37.3%. Independently, 3.7% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $59,701; 28.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 19.6% 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 24% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 24.1% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.38%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 62%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Ouachita Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.3% in 2024, 61.1% in 2020, 61.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 64% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese. Veterans account for 6.3% of the adult civilian population (7,477 individuals).