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Jury Pool Profile

Union Parish, Louisiana

Republican +57 (2024)
Population
20,914
Median household income
$45,743
Unemployment
5.3%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 14,570 69.7%
  • Black or African American alone 5,194 24.8%
  • Asian alone 6 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 17 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 5 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 412 2.0%
  • Two or more races 710 3.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,172 5.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 43.5

  • Under 18 4,513 21.6%
  • 18–24 1,561 7.5%
  • 25–44 4,624 22.1%
  • 45–64 5,590 26.7%
  • 65 and over 4,626 22.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
5.3%
+0.99 pp vs. state
County GDP
$752.2M
0.23% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,245
Establishments
460

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 1,031 18.9%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 830 15.2%
  • Professional & business services 511 9.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 269 4.9%
  • Construction 231 4.2%
  • Public administration 219 4.0%
  • Financial activities 109 2.0%
  • Other services 59 1.1%
  • Information 38 0.7%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
76.1%
Median gross rent
$758
Owner-occupied
6,274
Renter-occupied
1,973

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 10,475 votes cast

  • Republican 8,176 78.1%
  • Democratic 2,206 21.1%
  • Other / third-party 93 0.9%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.7% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 564 2.9%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 46 0.2%
  • Korean 31 0.2%
  • Vietnamese 5 0.0%
  • German 1 0.0%
  • Other Indo-European 1 0.0%
  • Tagalog 1 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
8,247
Family households
5,377
65.2% of households
Married w/ children
3,896
Single-mother households
697
Veterans
1,059
6.5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

67.8% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 11,770 55.8%
  • Black Protestant 678 3.2%
  • Mainline Protestant 671 3.2%
  • Catholic 600 2.8%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 597 2.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
91.9%
With a disability
16.6%
Bachelor's or higher
16.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
3rd Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Union Parish Courthouse (Farmerville, LA), Lincoln Parish Courthouse (Ruston, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
25.1 per 100k drivers
Injuries
219
1371.8 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
15,964

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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