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Jury Pool Profile

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Republican +29 (2024)
Population
44,172
Median household income
$57,638
Unemployment
4.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 27,206 61.6%
  • Black or African American alone 10,533 23.8%
  • Asian alone 939 2.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 318 0.7%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 22 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 655 1.5%
  • Two or more races 4,499 10.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5,988 13.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.8

  • Under 18 11,596 26.3%
  • 18–24 3,444 7.8%
  • 25–44 13,090 29.6%
  • 45–64 10,420 23.6%
  • 65 and over 5,622 12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.8%
+0.51 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.7B
0.53% of state
Avg. annual pay
$61,869
Establishments
1,014

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,534 22.5%
  • Manufacturing 1,801 16.0%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,413 12.6%
  • Construction 1,114 9.9%
  • Education & health services 992 8.8%
  • Public administration 717 6.4%
  • Professional & business services 687 6.1%
  • Financial activities 221 2.0%
  • Other services 196 1.7%
  • Information 52 0.5%
  • Natural resources & mining 34 0.3%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.1%
Median gross rent
$1,083
Owner-occupied
11,084
Renter-occupied
4,719

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 17,292 votes cast

  • Republican 11,033 63.8%
  • Democratic 5,967 34.5%
  • Other / third-party 292 1.7%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.4% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 2,453 6.0%
  • Vietnamese 478 1.2%
  • Arabic 345 0.8%
  • Other Indo-European 208 0.5%
  • Chinese 139 0.3%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 127 0.3%
  • Tagalog 90 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 53 0.1%
  • German 39 0.1%
  • Other 20 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 18 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
15,803
Family households
10,394
65.8% of households
Married w/ children
5,916
Single-mother households
1,948
Veterans
1,501
4.6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

44.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 14,439 33.0%
  • Evangelical Protestant 2,496 5.7%
  • Black Protestant 1,590 3.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 496 1.1%
  • Mainline Protestant 393 0.9%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.9%
With a disability
18.6%
Bachelor's or higher
17.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
34th Judicial District Court
Judges
5
Court seats
St. Bernard Parish Courthouse (Chalmette, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
25.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
385
1395.7 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6
Licensed drivers
27,585

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for St. Bernard 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.