Jury Pool Profile
Red River Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Coushatta
- Judicial district
- 39th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 7,165
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 7,443.
At a glance
Red River Parish is a 7,165-person venue. The parish population is 57% White and 40% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $49,844, $11,194 below the LA state median of $61,038; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 26.2% of covered employment, average pay $42,808/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.32%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 54% to 63% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 7,443
- Median household income
- $49,167
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 57% / 40%.
Red River Parish has a population of 7,443, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 57.0%; Black residents 40.3%. Independently, 1.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $49,844; 14.0% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 22.9% 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: Education & health services, about 39% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 26.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 16.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.32%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 58%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Red River Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 62.7% in 2024, 58.4% in 2020, 54.1% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 0.6% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
0.6% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish. Veterans account for 4.2% of the adult civilian population (237 individuals).