Jury Pool Profile
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Hahnville
- Judicial district
- 29th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 50,586
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 51,396.
At a glance
St. Charles Parish is a 50,586-person venue. The parish population is 64% White and 22% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $85,615, $24,577 above the LA state median of $61,038; 26.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 28.4% of covered employment, average pay $87,481/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 65% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 51,396
- Median household income
- $80,897
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 64% / 22%.
St. Charles Parish has a population of 51,396, with a median age of 39.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 63.9%; Black residents 22.1%. Independently, 8.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $85,615; 26.9% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 12.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 28% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 28.4% of covered employment, followed by Manufacturing at 19.6%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.91%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 64%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Charles Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 65.4% in 2024, 63.9% in 2020, 63.5% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 72% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.0% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.0% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Russian, Polish, or other Slavic. Veterans account for 5.9% of the adult civilian population (2,304 individuals).