Jury Pool Profile
St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Convent
- Judicial district
- 23rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 18,938
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 19,528.
At a glance
St. James Parish is an 18,938-person venue. The parish population is 50% White and 47% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $69,241, $8,203 above the LA state median of $61,038; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest published sector is Manufacturing, at 29.7% of covered employment, average pay $130,049/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 19,528
- Median household income
- $65,531
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 50%; Black: 47%.
St. James Parish has a population of 19,528, with a median age of 40.8. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 49.9%; Black residents 47.4%. Independently, 2.0% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $69,241; 19.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.7% 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: Manufacturing, about 30% of covered jobs.
Manufacturing is the largest published sector at 29.7% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 20.2%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.04%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
St. James Parish was carried by the Republican candidate with 50.1% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 51.7% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 53.1% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 70% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 2.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
2.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are French, Haitian, or Cajun, Spanish, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 3.7% of the adult civilian population (561 individuals).