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Jury Pool Profile

Washington Parish, Louisiana

Republican +40 (2024)
Population
45,238
Median household income
$42,776
Unemployment
4.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 29,504 65.2%
  • Black or African American alone 13,418 29.7%
  • Asian alone 34 0.1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 74 0.2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 0 0.0%
  • Some other race alone 426 0.9%
  • Two or more races 1,782 3.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1,425 3.2%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41

  • Under 18 10,713 23.7%
  • 18–24 3,519 7.8%
  • 25–44 11,217 24.8%
  • 45–64 11,402 25.2%
  • 65 and over 8,387 18.5%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
4.7%
+0.42 pp vs. state
County GDP
$1.8B
0.54% of state
Avg. annual pay
$46,079
Establishments
896

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Education & health services 3,632 32.6%
  • Trade, transportation & utilities 1,858 16.7%
  • Manufacturing 1,298 11.7%
  • Professional & business services 1,200 10.8%
  • Leisure & hospitality 785 7.1%
  • Construction 760 6.8%
  • Public administration 416 3.7%
  • Financial activities 306 2.7%
  • Natural resources & mining 184 1.7%
  • Other services 148 1.3%
  • Information 46 0.4%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
69.4%
Median gross rent
$772
Owner-occupied
12,247
Renter-occupied
5,404

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 18,455 votes cast

  • Republican 12,846 69.6%
  • Democratic 5,411 29.3%
  • Other / third-party 198 1.1%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

96.5% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 833 2.0%
  • French (incl. Cajun) 299 0.7%
  • German 151 0.4%
  • Other Asian/Pacific 61 0.1%
  • Slavic languages 47 0.1%
  • Arabic 31 0.1%
  • Vietnamese 29 0.1%
  • Other Indo-European 7 0.0%
  • Chinese 6 0.0%
  • Other 5 0.0%
  • Tagalog 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
17,651
Family households
11,314
64.1% of households
Married w/ children
6,835
Single-mother households
2,058
Veterans
2,433
7.1% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

53.7% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 16,165 35.6%
  • Black Protestant 3,448 7.6%
  • Catholic 2,387 5.3%
  • Mainline Protestant 1,595 3.5%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 828 1.8%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
92.2%
With a disability
23.5%
Bachelor's or higher
12.7%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
22nd Judicial District Court
Judges
12
Court seats
St. Tammany Parish Courthouse (Covington, LA), Washington Parish Courthouse (Franklinton, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
10
34.7 per 100k drivers
Injuries
389
1351.3 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
8
Licensed drivers
28,788

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

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