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Jury Pool Profile

Vermilion Parish, Louisiana

Republican +64 (2024)
Population
57,031
Median household income
$57,537
Unemployment
4.1%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 44,728 78.4%
  • Black or African American alone 7,409 13.0%
  • Asian alone 1,141 2.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 92 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 262 0.5%
  • Some other race alone 416 0.7%
  • Two or more races 2,983 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,378 4.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 39.4

  • Under 18 14,445 25.3%
  • 18–24 4,627 8.1%
  • 25–44 13,991 24.5%
  • 45–64 14,807 26.0%
  • 65 and over 9,161 16.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.1%
-0.18 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.9B
0.59% of state
Avg. annual pay
$48,191
Establishments
1,348

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 2,979 23.7%
  • Education & health services 1,792 14.3%
  • Leisure & hospitality 1,125 9.0%
  • Natural resources & mining 972 7.7%
  • Construction 915 7.3%
  • Professional & business services 755 6.0%
  • Public administration 557 4.4%
  • Financial activities 453 3.6%
  • Manufacturing 396 3.2%
  • Other services 248 2.0%
  • Information 81 0.6%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
74.3%
Median gross rent
$802
Owner-occupied
16,272
Renter-occupied
5,642

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 26,429 votes cast

  • Republican 21,510 81.4%
  • Democratic 4,637 17.5%
  • Other / third-party 282 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

90.1% speak only English at home

  • French (incl. Cajun) 3,395 6.4%
  • Vietnamese 875 1.6%
  • Spanish 707 1.3%
  • Other Indo-European 196 0.4%
  • Other 64 0.1%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 49 0.1%
  • German 17 0.0%
  • Chinese 8 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
21,914
Family households
15,488
70.7% of households
Married w/ children
10,328
Single-mother households
1,918
Veterans
2,444
5.8% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

48.8% overall adherence rate

  • Catholic 22,873 39.9%
  • Evangelical Protestant 3,184 5.6%
  • Mainline Protestant 928 1.6%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 888 1.5%
  • Black Protestant 126 0.2%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.6%
With a disability
17.2%
Bachelor's or higher
16.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
15th Judicial District Court
Judges
13
Court seats
Acadia Parish Courthouse (Crowley, LA), Lafayette Parish Courthouse (Lafayette, LA), Vermilion Parish Courthouse (Abbeville, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
4
9.9 per 100k drivers
Injuries
407
1012.2 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
4
Licensed drivers
40,209

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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