Jury Pool Profile

St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Democratic +29 (2024)

Population: 41,342
Median household income: $67,418
Unemployment: 5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity

White alone 13,358 32.3%
Black or African American alone 23,233 56.2%
Asian alone 473 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native alone 150 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 1 0.0%
Some other race alone 1,858 4.5%
Two or more races 2,269 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3,449 8.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 38.5

Under 18 10,033 24.3%
18–24 3,772 9.1%
25–44 10,268 24.8%
45–64 11,100 26.8%
65 and over 6,169 14.9%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy

Unemployment (12-mo): 5.3%; +1.02 pp vs. state
County GDP: $4.1B; 1.24% of state
Avg. annual pay: $72,947
Establishments: 1,000

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

Trade, transportation & utilities 2,965 22.5%
Manufacturing 2,382 18.1%
Professional & business services 1,703 12.9%
Education & health services 1,354 10.3%
Leisure & hospitality 1,018 7.7%
Public administration 723 5.5%
Financial activities 316 2.4%
Other services 178 1.3%
Information 70 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing

Home ownership: 79.7%
Median gross rent: $1,118
Owner-occupied: 11,890
Renter-occupied: 3,032

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,827 votes cast

Democratic 12,043 64.0%
Republican 6,557 34.8%
Other / third-party 227 1.2%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

92.0% speak only English at home

Spanish 2,203 5.7%
Tagalog 371 1.0%
Other 256 0.7%
French (incl. Cajun) 157 0.4%
Other Indo-European 57 0.1%
Arabic 43 0.1%
Chinese 27 0.1%
German 16 0.0%
Vietnamese 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition

Households: 14,922
Family households: 10,322; 69.2% of households
Married w/ children: 6,398
Single-mother households: 1,189
Veterans: 2,048; 6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

59.7% overall adherence rate

Catholic 15,068 35.5%
Evangelical Protestant 7,794 18.3%
Black Protestant 1,240 2.9%
Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 813 1.9%
Mainline Protestant 438 1.0%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education

Health insured: 93.0%
With a disability: 15.2%
Bachelor's or higher: 18.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Trial court: 40th Judicial District Court
Judges: 3
Court seats: St. John the Baptist Parish Courthouse (Edgard, LA)

Court reference

Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities: 8; 30.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries: 553; 2079.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes: 8
Licensed drivers: 26,595

NHTSA FARS 2024