Jury Pool Profile
Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Republican +4 (2024)
- Population
- 3,992
- Median household income
- $36,074
- Unemployment
- 7.2%
Who sits on a jury?
Race & ethnicity
- White alone 1,660 41.6%
- Black or African American alone 2,128 53.3%
- Asian alone 26 0.7%
- American Indian / Alaska Native alone 0 0.0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
- Some other race alone 92 2.3%
- Two or more races 86 2.2%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 110 2.8%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Age distribution
Median age 47.4
- Under 18 862 21.6%
- 18–24 246 6.2%
- 25–44 817 20.5%
- 45–64 986 24.7%
- 65 and over 1,081 27.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Economic context
Local economy
- Unemployment (12-mo)
- 7.2%
- +2.96 pp vs. state
- County GDP
- $160.0M
- 0.05% of state
- Avg. annual pay
- $44,513
- Establishments
- 132
U.S. BLS 2026M02 · U.S. BEA 2024 · BLS QCEW 2024
Top employment sectors
Average annual employment by supersector
- Trade, transportation & utilities 144 17.7%
- Natural resources & mining 136 16.7%
- Public administration 129 15.8%
- Education & health services 97 11.9%
- Professional & business services 77 9.4%
- Leisure & hospitality 44 5.4%
- Financial activities 24 2.9%
- Other services 4 0.5%
BLS QCEW 2024
Housing
- Home ownership
- 69.6%
- Median gross rent
- $613
- Owner-occupied
- 1,134
- Renter-occupied
- 495
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Political composition
Presidential results
2024 presidential · 2,128 votes cast
- Republican 1,093 51.4%
- Democratic 1,002 47.1%
- Other / third-party 33 1.6%
Election results 2024
Languages, households, faith & health
Languages spoken at home
98.0% speak only English at home
- Spanish 54 1.4%
- French (incl. Cajun) 9 0.2%
- Arabic 7 0.2%
- Other Asian/Pacific 6 0.2%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Household composition
- Households
- 1,629
- Family households
- 875
- 53.7% of households
- Married w/ children
- 569
- Single-mother households
- 91
- Veterans
- 140
- 4.5% of civilians 18+
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Religious composition
40.5% overall adherence rate
- Evangelical Protestant 1,261 30.4%
- Mainline Protestant 262 6.3%
- Catholic 80 1.9%
- Black Protestant 76 1.8%
US Religion Census 2020
Health & education
- Health insured
- 93.2%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
- 13.1%
U.S. Census ACS 2023
Court infrastructure
Court infrastructure
- Trial court
- 6th Judicial District Court
- Judges
- 2
- Court seats
- East Carroll Parish Courthouse (Lake Providence, LA), Madison Parish Courthouse (Tallulah, LA), Tensas Parish Courthouse (St. Joseph, LA)
This judicial district spans multiple parishs.
Traffic safety context
Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific
- Traffic fatalities
- 0
- 0 per 100k drivers
- Injuries
- 32
- 1212.6 per 100k drivers
- Fatal crashes
- 0
- Licensed drivers
- 2,639
NHTSA FARS 2024