Jury Pool Profile
Richland Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Rayville
- Judicial district
- 5th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 19,582
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,822.
At a glance
Richland Parish is a 19,582-person venue. The parish population is 61% White and 36% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $47,023, $14,015 below the LA state median of $61,038; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 31.2% of covered employment, average pay $38,622/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 66% to 69% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 19,822
- Median household income
- $53,544
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 61% / 36%.
Richland Parish has a population of 19,822, with a median age of 40.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 60.6%; Black residents 35.8%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $47,023; 17.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 26.4% 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 31% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 31.2% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.06%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 67%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Richland Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 69.1% in 2024, 66.5% in 2020, 65.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 73% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.9% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.9% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, German or other West Germanic, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 6.8% of the adult civilian population (1,027 individuals).