Jury Pool Profile
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- New Roads
- Judicial district
- 18th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,520
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,217.
At a glance
Pointe Coupee Parish is a 19,520-person venue. The parish population is 61% White and 33% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $63,073, $2,035 above the LA state median of $61,038; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 32.6% of covered employment, average pay $66,536/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 58% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,217
- Median household income
- $65,961
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 61% / 33%.
Pointe Coupee Parish has a population of 20,217, with a median age of 43.9. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 61.2%; Black residents 32.6%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $63,073; 18.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 17.2% 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: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 33% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 32.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 15.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.7%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Pointe Coupee Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 63.3% in 2024, 60.6% in 2020, 57.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 60% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
3.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 5.2% of the adult civilian population (826 individuals).