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Jury Pool Profile

Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Republican +37 (2024)
Population
135,218
Median household income
$57,256
Unemployment
5.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 83,835 62.0%
  • Black or African American alone 40,430 29.9%
  • Asian alone 1,029 0.8%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 98 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 49 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 1,246 0.9%
  • Two or more races 8,531 6.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7,511 5.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 35.7

  • Under 18 33,216 24.6%
  • 18–24 13,453 9.9%
  • 25–44 37,268 27.6%
  • 45–64 31,020 22.9%
  • 65 and over 20,261 15.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.1%
+0.81 pp vs. state
County GDP
$6.4B
1.96% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,783
Establishments
3,747

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 15,628 33.1%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 11,355 24.1%
  • Leisure & hospitality 6,299 13.3%
  • Professional & business services 3,754 8.0%
  • Manufacturing 2,857 6.1%
  • Construction 2,055 4.4%
  • Financial activities 1,611 3.4%
  • Public administration 1,414 3.0%
  • Other services 948 2.0%
  • Information 347 0.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 331 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
71.5%
Median gross rent
$974
Owner-occupied
35,896
Renter-occupied
14,295

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 55,104 votes cast

  • Republican 37,500 68.1%
  • Democratic 16,886 30.6%
  • Other / third-party 718 1.3%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

94.9% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 4,424 3.5%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 544 0.4%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 493 0.4%
  • Arabic 281 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 186 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 176 0.1%
  • German 106 0.1%
  • Chinese 95 0.1%
  • Other 82 0.1%
  • Tagalog 41 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 40 0.0%
  • Korean 3 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
50,191
Family households
32,782
65.3% of households
Married w/ children
22,059
Single-mother households
4,715
Veterans
6,060
6% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

52.3% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 37,131 27.9%
  • Catholic 18,467 13.9%
  • Black Protestant 7,803 5.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 3,851 2.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 2,392 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.8%
With a disability
20.5%
Bachelor's or higher
22.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
21st Judicial District Court
Judges
9
Court seats
Livingston Parish Courthouse (Livingston, LA), St. Helena Parish Courthouse (Greensburg, LA), Tangipahoa Parish Courthouse (Amite, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
30
33.3 per 100k drivers
Injuries
1,649
1833 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
28
Licensed drivers
89,962

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for Tangipahoa 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.