Jury Pool Profile
Tensas Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- St. Joseph
- Judicial district
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 3,700
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 3,935.
At a glance
Tensas Parish is a 3,700-person venue. The parish population is 42% White and 54% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $38,583, $22,455 below the LA state median of $61,038; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 17.4% of covered employment, average pay $57,076/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.25%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 3,935
- Median household income
- $36,615
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
Who sits on a jury?
≥50% Black (Census race-alone). This parish: 54%.
Tensas Parish has a population of 3,935, with a median age of 47.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 41.6%; Black residents 54.0%. Independently, 1.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $38,583; 14.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 27.4% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Education & health services, about 29% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 17.4% of covered employment, followed by Natural resources & mining at 15.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 7.25%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Tensas Parish was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.4% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 52.0% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 52.3% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 53% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.3% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.3% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.0% of the adult civilian population (156 individuals).