Jury Pool Profile
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Greensburg
- Judicial district
- 21st Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 10,758
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 10,858.
At a glance
St. Helena Parish is a 10,758-person venue. The parish population is 45% White and 51% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,931, $12,107 below the LA state median of $61,038; 11.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 14.2% of covered employment, average pay $40,522/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.89%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 50% to 56% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 10,858
- Median household income
- $41,934
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This parish: 51%.
St. Helena Parish has a population of 10,858, with a median age of 43.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 44.7%; Black residents 50.7%.
The median household earns $48,931; 11.4% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
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 54% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 14.2% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 4.8%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.89%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 53%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
St. Helena Parish was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 49.6% in 2024, 54.3% in 2020, 56.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Chinese. Veterans account for 4.5% of the adult civilian population (385 individuals).