Jury Pool Profile
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Houma
- Judicial district
- 32nd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 104,163
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 106,186.
At a glance
Terrebonne Parish is a 104,163-person venue. The parish population is 65% White and 19% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $61,990; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 9.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and French, Haitian, or Cajun. The largest employment sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 22.7% of covered employment, average pay $60,470/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 75% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 106,186
- Median household income
- $64,836
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 65% / 19%.
Terrebonne Parish has a population of 106,186, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 64.5%; Black residents 18.5%. Independently, 7.2% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $61,990; 18.7% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 18.0% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW: Trade, transportation & utilities, about 10,840 jobs; Education & health services, about 10,210, is within 20% of it, counting the jobs BLS withholds. Oil and gas (private NAICS 211, 213111, 213112) is 7.6% of all jobs, at or above the 5% bar.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest employment sector at 22.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.3%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 3.95%, below the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 74%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Terrebonne Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 75.3% in 2024, 74.3% in 2020, 72.7% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 68% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 9.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
9.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Vietnamese. Veterans account for 6.0% of the adult civilian population (4,808 individuals).