Jury Pool Profile

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Republican +32 (2024)

Population: 51,863
Median household income: $82,172
Unemployment: 3.8%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 33,706 65.0%
Black or African American alone 11,881 22.9%
Asian alone 432 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 549 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.0%
Some other race alone 2,029 3.9%
Two or more races 3,261 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,134 8.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.1

Under 18 12,624 24.3%
18–24 4,129 8.0%
25–44 13,530 26.1%
45–64 13,865 26.7%
65 and over 7,715 14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 3.8%; -0.45 pp vs. state
County GDP: $12.7B; 3.87% of state
Avg. annual pay: $97,088
Establishments: 1,446

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 6,768 25.8%
Construction 5,465 20.8%
Manufacturing 4,661 17.8%
Professional & business services 2,174 8.3%
Leisure & hospitality 1,321 5.0%
Education & health services 1,278 4.9%
Public administration 738 2.8%
Financial activities 672 2.6%
Other services 439 1.7%
Natural resources & mining 59 0.2%
Information 39 0.1%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 82.7%
Median gross rent: $1,144
Owner-occupied: 15,397
Renter-occupied: 3,225

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,685 votes cast

Republican 17,443 65.4%
Democratic 8,812 33.0%
Other / third-party 430 1.6%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.2% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,908 5.9%
French (incl. Cajun) 403 0.8%
Chinese 218 0.4%
Other Asian/Pacific 116 0.2%
Vietnamese 70 0.1%
German 46 0.1%
Arabic 43 0.1%
Other Indo-European 40 0.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 18,622
Family households: 13,865; 74.5% of households
Married w/ children: 9,838
Single-mother households: 1,602
Veterans: 2,728; 7% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.3% overall adherence rate

Catholic 21,947 41.8%
Evangelical Protestant 3,907 7.4%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,488 4.7%
Mainline Protestant 889 1.7%
Black Protestant 862 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.4%
With a disability: 16.3%
Bachelor's or higher: 27.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 29th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3
Court seats: St. Charles Parish Courthouse (Hahnville, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 10; 26.3 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 440; 1159.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 7
Licensed drivers: 37,956

NHTSA FARS 2024