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Jury Pool Profile

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana

Republican +41 (2024)
Population
51,559
Median household income
$53,394
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 33,427 64.8%
  • Black or African American alone 14,732 28.6%
  • Asian alone 474 0.9%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 92 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 53 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 233 0.5%
  • Two or more races 2,548 4.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,746 3.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

  • Under 18 12,427 24.1%
  • 18–24 3,983 7.7%
  • 25–44 13,075 25.4%
  • 45–64 13,530 26.2%
  • 65 and over 8,544 16.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
-0.21 pp vs. state
County GDP
$2.0B
0.6% of state
Avg. annual pay
$53,750
Establishments
1,127

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 3,062 24.9%
  • Manufacturing 2,368 19.2%
  • Education & health services 1,515 12.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,165 9.5%
  • Construction 841 6.8%
  • Professional & business services 652 5.3%
  • Public administration 482 3.9%
  • Financial activities 442 3.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 238 1.9%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
78.9%
Median gross rent
$865
Owner-occupied
15,744
Renter-occupied
4,219

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 25,006 votes cast

  • Republican 17,466 69.8%
  • Democratic 7,284 29.1%
  • Other / third-party 256 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

88.8% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 3,865 8.0%
  • Spanish 1,099 2.3%
  • Vietnamese 146 0.3%
  • Chinese 108 0.2%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 80 0.2%
  • Other 33 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 28 0.1%
  • Tagalog 27 0.1%
  • German 14 0.0%
  • Korean 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
19,963
Family households
12,952
64.9% of households
Married w/ children
8,833
Single-mother households
1,322
Veterans
2,289
5.9% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

57.1% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 26,701 51.6%
  • Evangelical Protestant 1,753 3.4%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 805 1.6%
  • Black Protestant 246 0.5%
  • Mainline Protestant 71 0.1%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.3%
With a disability
16.9%
Bachelor's or higher
15.3%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
16th Judicial District Court
Judges
8
Court seats
Iberia Parish Courthouse (New Iberia, LA), St. Martin Courthouse (St. Martinville, LA), St. Mary Courthouse (Franklin, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
7
21.4 per 100k drivers
Injuries
573
1751 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
7
Licensed drivers
32,725

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for St. Martin 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.