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Jury Pool Profile

Richland Parish, Louisiana

Republican +39 (2024)
Population
19,908
Median household income
$52,960
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 12,062 60.6%
  • Black or African American alone 7,188 36.1%
  • Asian alone 0 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 16 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 180 0.9%
  • Two or more races 462 2.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 434 2.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.8

  • Under 18 4,728 23.7%
  • 18–24 1,693 8.5%
  • 25–44 5,014 25.2%
  • 45–64 4,899 24.6%
  • 65 and over 3,574 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+0.95 pp vs. state
County GDP
$857.4M
0.26% of state
Avg. annual pay
$43,083
Establishments
570

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,990 31.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,261 20.2%
  • Manufacturing 595 9.5%
  • Leisure & hospitality 361 5.8%
  • Professional & business services 349 5.6%
  • Public administration 305 4.9%
  • Construction 258 4.1%
  • Financial activities 236 3.8%
  • Natural resources & mining 205 3.3%
  • Other services 68 1.1%
  • Information 15 0.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
67.0%
Median gross rent
$836
Owner-occupied
4,861
Renter-occupied
2,390

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 9,193 votes cast

  • Republican 6,354 69.1%
  • Democratic 2,732 29.7%
  • Other / third-party 107 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 235 1.3%
  • Arabic 99 0.5%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 61 0.3%
  • German 20 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 11 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 7 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
7,251
Family households
5,029
69.4% of households
Married w/ children
3,457
Single-mother households
675
Veterans
829
5.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.9% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 8,369 41.8%
  • Black Protestant 1,346 6.7%
  • Mainline Protestant 868 4.3%
  • Catholic 220 1.1%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1 0.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.9%
With a disability
15.4%
Bachelor's or higher
18.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Franklin Parish Courthouse (Winnsboro, LA), Richland Parish Courthouse (Rayville, LA), West Carroll Parish Courthouse (Oak Grove, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
8
59.8 per 100k drivers
Injuries
115
860.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7
Licensed drivers
13,368

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Richland Parish, Louisiana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the parish, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.