Jury Pool Profile

Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

Republican +38 (2024)

Population: 23,070
Median household income: $82,874
Unemployment: 4.0%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 14,254 61.8%
Black or African American alone 5,157 22.4%
Asian alone 927 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 299 1.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
Some other race alone 564 2.4%
Two or more races 1,869 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,193 9.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 36.8

Under 18 5,764 25.0%
18–24 1,873 8.1%
25–44 6,078 26.3%
45–64 6,141 26.6%
65 and over 3,214 13.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 4.0%; -0.24 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.0B; 1.22% of state
Avg. annual pay: $88,198
Establishments: 876

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 3,412 27.2%
Manufacturing 2,202 17.6%
Professional & business services 1,320 10.5%
Construction 1,239 9.9%
Education & health services 796 6.4%
Leisure & hospitality 653 5.2%
Natural resources & mining 598 4.8%
Public administration 340 2.7%
Financial activities 314 2.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 73.9%
Median gross rent: $1,611
Owner-occupied: 6,057
Renter-occupied: 2,143

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,945 votes cast

Republican 6,803 68.4%
Democratic 3,023 30.4%
Other / third-party 119 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

89.6% speak only English at home

Spanish 848 3.9%
Vietnamese 453 2.1%
Other Asian/Pacific 244 1.1%
French (incl. Cajun) 229 1.1%
Slavic languages 156 0.7%
Other Indo-European 112 0.5%
Other 94 0.4%
Chinese 90 0.4%
Korean 26 0.1%
German 6 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 8,200
Family households: 6,127; 74.7% of households
Married w/ children: 4,839
Single-mother households: 607
Veterans: 1,038; 6.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

74.4% overall adherence rate

Catholic 14,845 63.1%
Evangelical Protestant 2,166 9.2%
Mainline Protestant 474 2.0%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 15 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 94.3%
With a disability: 15.4%
Bachelor's or higher: 19.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 25th Judicial District Court
Judges: 2
Court seats: Plaquemines Parish Courthouse (Belle Chasse, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 5; 31.7 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 320; 2031.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 5
Licensed drivers: 15,751

NHTSA FARS 2024