Jury Pool Profile
Webster Parish, Louisiana
- Parish seat
- Minden
- Judicial district
- 26th Judicial District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 34,948
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 35,820.
At a glance
Webster Parish is a 34,948-person venue. The parish population is 62% White and 34% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $48,578, $12,460 below the LA state median of $61,038; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 23.7% of covered employment, average pay $48,253/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.07%, above the 4.32% state average. The parish carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 64% to 68% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 35,820
- Median household income
- $41,182
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
Who sits on a jury?
50–70% White and ≥15% Black. This parish: 62% / 34%.
Webster Parish has a population of 35,820, with a median age of 41.1. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 62.0%; Black residents 33.6%. Independently, 2.3% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $48,578; 13.3% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 20.7% 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: Education & health services, about 31% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 23.7% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 21.9%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 5.07%, above the Louisiana state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this parish in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 65%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Webster Parish was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 67.7% in 2024, 64.9% in 2020, 63.6% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 65% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 1.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
1.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, French, Haitian, or Cajun, Arabic. Veterans account for 6.4% of the adult civilian population (1,770 individuals).