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Sabine Parish, Louisiana

Republican +70.1 (2024)
Parish seat
Many
Judicial district
11th Judicial District Court
Population (July 2025 estimate)
21,834
Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 21,977.

At a glance

Sabine Parish is a 21,834-person venue. The parish population is 67% White and 15% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,066, $6,972 below the LA state median of $61,038; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 20.4% of covered employment, average pay $39,687/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 80% to 85% of the vote across the three.

Population
21,977
Median household income
$50,329
Unemployment
4.9%

Who sits on a jury?

Racially mixed

50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 67% / 15%.

Sabine Parish has a population of 21,977, with a median age of 41.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 67.1%; Black residents 14.7%. Independently, 3.5% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The median household earns $54,066; 13.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 21.0% live below the federal poverty line.

Race & ethnicity
  • White (non-Hispanic) 14,598 66.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 777 3.5%
  • Black or African American (non-Hispanic) 3,210 14.6%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 86 0.4%
  • Two or more races (non-Hispanic) 1,630 7.4%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native (non-Hispanic) 1,523 6.9%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic) 0 0.0%
  • Some other race (non-Hispanic) 153 0.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Age distribution

Median age 41.8

  • Under 18 5,088 23.2%
  • 18–24 1,745 7.9%
  • 25–44 4,909 22.3%
  • 45–64 5,528 25.2%
  • 65 and over 4,707 21.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Income & poverty
Median household income
$54,066
90% interval $48,500–$59,632
−$6,972 vs LA · 37th of 64
Below poverty line
21.0%
90% interval 17.8%–24.2%
+2.4 pp vs LA · 30th of 64

U.S. Census SAIPE 2024

Economic context

Healthcare & education anchored

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 30% of covered jobs.

Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 20.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 15.1%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.88%, above the Louisiana state average.

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.9%
+0.56 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.2B
0.38% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,702
Establishments
584

U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,114 20.4%
  • Manufacturing 824 15.1%
  • Education & health services 727 13.3%
  • Professional & business services 405 7.4%
  • Public administration 377 6.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 300 5.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 259 4.7%
  • Financial activities 214 3.9%
  • Construction 148 2.7%
  • Other services 111 2.0%
  • Information 20 0.4%

The sectors listed cover 82.5% of covered employment; BLS withholds the rest to avoid disclosing individual employers.

BLS QCEW 2025

Housing
Home ownership
80.3%
+12.9 pp vs LA · 10th of 64
Median gross rent
$701
−$363 vs LA · 55th of 64
Owner-occupied
7,050
Renter-occupied
1,735

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Local economy in 3 reads
  • Diversified

    Top three sectors employ 49% of the workforce, a relatively diversified local economy. Expect mixed employer backgrounds on the panel rather than concentration in any one institution or industry.

  • Moderate wage spread

    Highest-paid sector (Manufacturing, $66,306/yr) pays 3.8× the lowest (Leisure & hospitality, $17,457/yr). Expect meaningful income variation across the panel.

  • Small-business scale

    Average establishment employs only 9.3 workers, a small-business-dominated local economy. Expect more self-employed and small-business-owner panelists than in institutional-employer venues.

BLS QCEW 2025

Political composition

Consistently strongly Republican

Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 83%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.

Sabine Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 84.7% in 2024, 82.8% in 2020, 80.5% in 2016.

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,170 votes cast

  • Republican
  • Democratic
Presidential vote share by year
YearRepublicanDemocratic
201680.5%17.4%
202082.8%16.3%
202484.7%14.6%
  • Republican 8,613 84.7%
  • Democratic 1,488 14.6%
  • Other / third-party 69 0.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Family-majority, English-speaking

Family households are 67% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 3.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).

3.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 7.3% of the adult civilian population (1,234 individuals).

Languages spoken at home

97.0% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 279 1.3%
  • French, Haitian, or Cajun 224 1.1%
  • Arabic 28 0.1%
  • Chinese 19 0.1%
  • German or other West Germanic 12 0.1%
  • Korean 1 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Household composition
Households
8,785
Family households
5,854
66.6% of households
Married couples w/ children
1,489
25.4% of families
Single-mother families
648
11.1% of families
Veterans
1,234
7.3% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Religious composition

79.1% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 12,391 55.9%
  • Catholic 3,352 15.1%
  • Black Protestant 939 4.2%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 430 1.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 419 1.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
±1.3 pp
Uninsured
7.2%
±1.3 pp
29th of 64
With a disability
22.4%
±1.6 pp
8th of 64
Bachelor's or higher
13.6%
±1.6 pp
−13.4 pp vs LA · 53rd of 64
Uninsured, under 65 (2024)
9.5%
90% interval 8.4%–10.6% · Census SAHIE

The under-65 uninsured rate is not comparable to the ACS insurance figures, which cover all ages.

U.S. Census ACS 2024

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
11th Judicial District Court
Judges
2
Court seats
Sabine Parish Courthouse (Many, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Sabine totals, 2024

Traffic fatalities
9
57.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
185
1179.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8
Licensed drivers
15,688

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Sabine 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 2024 · U.S. BLS 2026M07 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2025 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.

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