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Jury Pool Profile

St. Mary Parish, Louisiana

Republican +32 (2024)
Population
48,455
Median household income
$51,768
Unemployment
5.2%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 27,189 56.1%
  • Black or African American alone 14,084 29.1%
  • Asian alone 633 1.3%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 788 1.6%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 11 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,841 3.8%
  • Two or more races 3,909 8.1%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4,536 9.4%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.7

  • Under 18 11,799 24.4%
  • 18–24 3,695 7.6%
  • 25–44 11,368 23.5%
  • 45–64 12,889 26.6%
  • 65 and over 8,704 18.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.2%
+0.93 pp vs. state
County GDP
$3.5B
1.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$61,932
Establishments
1,436

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 4,282 21.6%
  • Manufacturing 2,840 14.3%
  • Education & health services 2,142 10.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 2,079 10.5%
  • Professional & business services 1,903 9.6%
  • Natural resources & mining 1,745 8.8%
  • Construction 1,008 5.1%
  • Financial activities 970 4.9%
  • Public administration 698 3.5%
  • Other services 390 2.0%
  • Information 93 0.5%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.8%
Median gross rent
$839
Owner-occupied
13,064
Renter-occupied
5,641

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 20,897 votes cast

  • Republican 13,671 65.4%
  • Democratic 7,011 33.6%
  • Other / third-party 215 1.0%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 3,040 6.7%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 664 1.5%
  • Vietnamese 493 1.1%
  • Other Indo-European 105 0.2%
  • Tagalog 68 0.2%
  • Other 62 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 35 0.1%
  • German 18 0.0%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
18,705
Family households
12,364
66.1% of households
Married w/ children
7,936
Single-mother households
1,665
Veterans
1,852
5.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

61.4% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 14,264 28.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 12,319 24.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,649 3.3%
  • Black Protestant 1,282 2.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 812 1.6%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.2%
With a disability
16.2%
Bachelor's or higher
13.1%

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
435
1328.4 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
6
Licensed drivers
32,746

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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