Jury Pool Profile
Union Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Farmerville
- Judicial district
- 3rd Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 20,561
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 20,821.
At a glance
Union Parish is a 20,561-person venue. The parish population is 69% White and 24% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $54,865, $6,173 below the LA state median of $61,038; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Education & health services, at 17.5% of covered employment, average pay $40,669/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.14%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 73% to 78% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 20,821
- Median household income
- $42,885
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 69% / 24%.
Union Parish has a population of 20,821, with a median age of 43.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 69.1%; Black residents 24.2%. Independently, 5.8% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $54,865; 14.8% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.3% 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: Manufacturing, about 29% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest published sector at 17.5% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 14.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.14%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 75%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Union Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 78.1% in 2024, 75.1% in 2020, 73.2% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 63% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 4.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
4.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, German or other West Germanic. Veterans account for 6.5% of the adult civilian population (1,054 individuals).