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Jury Pool Profile

West Carroll Parish, Louisiana

Republican +74 (2024)
Population
9,622
Median household income
$48,514
Unemployment
6.7%

Who sits on a jury?

Race & ethnicity
  • White alone 7,752 80.6%
  • Black or African American alone 1,482 15.4%
  • Asian alone 1 0.0%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native alone 10 0.1%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander alone 12 0.1%
  • Some other race alone 225 2.3%
  • Two or more races 140 1.5%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 349 3.6%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Age distribution

Median age 41.4

  • Under 18 2,216 23.0%
  • 18–24 687 7.1%
  • 25–44 2,313 24.0%
  • 45–64 2,406 25.0%
  • 65 and over 2,000 20.8%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Economic context

Local economy
Unemployment (12-mo)
6.7%
+2.47 pp vs. state
County GDP
$236.8M
0.07% of state
Avg. annual pay
$42,812
Establishments
236

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

Top employment sectors

Average annual employment by supersector

  • Trade, transportation & utilities 505 25.3%
  • Education & health services 227 11.4%
  • Leisure & hospitality 146 7.3%
  • Natural resources & mining 110 5.5%
  • Manufacturing 103 5.2%
  • Construction 91 4.6%
  • Financial activities 80 4.0%
  • Other services 46 2.3%
  • Professional & business services 34 1.7%
  • Public administration 29 1.5%
  • Information 24 1.2%

BLS QCEW 2024

Housing
Home ownership
73.8%
Median gross rent
$692
Owner-occupied
2,858
Renter-occupied
1,017

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Political composition

Presidential results

2024 presidential · 4,603 votes cast

  • Republican 3,986 86.6%
  • Democratic 578 12.6%
  • Other / third-party 39 0.8%

Election results 2024

Languages, households, faith & health

Languages spoken at home

97.1% speak only English at home

  • Spanish 248 2.7%
  • Other Indo-European 9 0.1%
  • German 4 0.0%
  • Slavic languages 2 0.0%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Household composition
Households
3,875
Family households
2,502
64.6% of households
Married w/ children
1,802
Single-mother households
275
Veterans
372
5% of civilians 18+

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Religious composition

90.2% overall adherence rate

  • Evangelical Protestant 7,918 81.2%
  • Black Protestant 278 2.9%
  • Mainline Protestant 252 2.6%
  • Catholic 190 1.9%
  • Other (non-Christian + minor traditions) 161 1.7%

US Religion Census 2020

Health & education
Health insured
93.4%
With a disability
18.1%
Bachelor's or higher
14.1%

U.S. Census ACS 2023

Court infrastructure

Court infrastructure
Trial court
5th Judicial District Court
Judges
3
Court seats
Franklin Parish Courthouse (Winnsboro, LA), Richland Parish Courthouse (Rayville, LA), West Carroll Parish Courthouse (Oak Grove, LA)

This judicial district spans multiple parishs.

Court reference
Traffic safety context

Louisiana statewide totals, 2024 — not county-specific

Traffic fatalities
1
13.7 per 100k drivers
Injuries
56
766.6 per 100k drivers
Fatal crashes
1
Licensed drivers
7,305

NHTSA FARS 2024

About this profile

This profile aggregates publicly available U.S. government statistics for West Carroll 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.