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Jury Pool Profile

St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Republican +19 (2024)
Population
82,128
Median household income
$45,637
Unemployment
5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 43,885 53.4%
  • Black or African American alone 33,110 40.3%
  • Asian alone 459 0.6%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 133 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 216 0.3%
  • Some other race alone 1,210 1.5%
  • Two or more races 3,115 3.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,338 2.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 37.5

  • Under 18 21,908 26.7%
  • 18–24 6,828 8.3%
  • 25–44 19,975 24.3%
  • 45–64 19,768 24.1%
  • 65 and over 13,649 16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.1%
+0.87 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.2B
0.97% of state
Avg. annual pay
$47,117
Establishments
2,100

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 6,929 29.4%
  • Education & health services 4,694 19.9%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,304 9.8%
  • Manufacturing 1,418 6.0%
  • Construction 1,258 5.3%
  • Professional & business services 1,070 4.5%
  • Public administration 944 4.0%
  • Financial activities 787 3.3%
  • Other services 460 2.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 459 1.9%
  • Information 103 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
70.0%
Median gross rent
$742
Owner-occupied
22,159
Renter-occupied
9,479

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 37,043 votes cast

  • Republican 21,812 58.9%
  • Democratic 14,833 40.0%
  • Other / third-party 398 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

91.9% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 3,932 5.2%
  • Spanish 1,605 2.1%
  • Other Indo-European 322 0.4%
  • German 84 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 71 0.1%
  • Arabic 57 0.1%
  • Other 36 0.0%
  • Chinese 24 0.0%
  • Vietnamese 17 0.0%
  • Korean 5 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
31,638
Family households
20,803
65.8% of households
Married w/ children
12,844
Single-mother households
3,570
Veterans
2,876
4.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

68.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 44,213 53.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 8,824 10.7%
  • Black Protestant 1,640 2.0%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 1,076 1.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,003 1.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
With a disability
14.5%
Bachelor's or higher
14.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
27th Judicial District Court
Judges
4
Court seats
St. Landry Parish Courthouse (Opelousas, LA)
Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
16
26.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries
986
1607.5 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
15
Licensed drivers
61,338

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for St. Landry Parish, Louisiana to give trial attorneys venue context for jury selection. It describes the general population of the parish, not the qualified jury wheel, and is not legal advice or a substitute for the court's juror records.

Sources as of: U.S. Census ACS 2023 · U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024 · Election results 2024 · NHTSA FARS 2024 · US Religion Census 2020.