Covington, LA

Census Place

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2024 Population
11,658
US Senator
Bill Cassidy
Republican Party
US Senator
John Kennedy
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
39
0.256% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.7%
5.58% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$75,851
2.77% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$295,100
0.889% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,761
2.34% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Covington, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Covington, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Covington, LA are Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington (1,939 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Covington, LA was $295,100, and the homeownership rate was 69.7%.

Most people in Covington, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 28.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Covington, LA was 2 cars per household.

United StatesLouisianaSt. Tammany Parish, LANew Orleans-Metairie, LARegional Planning Commission 1--St. Tammany Parish (Northwest) PUMA, LA

Population & Diversity

Covington, LA is home to a population of 11.7k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.83% of Covington, LA residents were born outside of the country (330 people).

In 2024, there were 4.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.52k people) in Covington, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.92k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 372 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Covington, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Covington, LA was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Covington, LA
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.52k ± 570
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1.92k ± 467
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    372 ± 185
5.7%
Hispanic Population
665 people

In 2024, there were 4.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.52k people) in Covington, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.92k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 372 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

5.7% of the people in Covington, LA are hispanic (665 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Covington, LA as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.
Most Common Origin
  1. Honduras
    46,145 ± 5,248 people
  2. Mexico
    26,336 ± 3,973 people
  3. Vietnam
    16,621 ± 3,160 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 46,145 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 26,336 and Vietnam with 16,621.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.83%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
330 people
3.26%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
377 people

As of 2024, 2.83% of Covington, LA residents (330 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Covington, LA was 3.26%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    143 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    77 ± 82
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    25 ± 38

Covington, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.86 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Covington, LA employs 4.76k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Covington, LA were Health Care & Social Assistance (764 people), Retail Trade (628 people), and Manufacturing (418 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($239,125), Finance & Insurance ($116,021), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,298).

Employment

Occupations

4.76k
2024 Value
± 596
−2.34%
1 Year decline
± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Covington, LA declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 4.88k employees to 4.76k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Covington, LA, are Management Occupations (676 people), Sales & Related Occupations (490 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (410 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Covington, LA.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.76k
2024 Value
± 596
−2.34%
1 Year decline
± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Covington, LA declined at a rate of −2.34%, from 4.88k employees to 4.76k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Covington, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (764 people), Retail Trade (628 people), and Manufacturing (418 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Covington, LA, though some of these residents may live in Covington, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$66,373
Median earning men ± $11,812
$49,048
Median earning women ± $4,518

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($131,875), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,647), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($92,899).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($143,409), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($115,126), and Public Administration ($83,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.78%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Covington, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (38.2%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Other (0.547%)
    Other Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Louisiana went to Donald J. Trump with 60.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (38.2%), followed by Other (0.547%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Louisiana for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy
Senator from Louisiana2
Assumed office on January 3, 2015
John Kennedy
Senator from Louisiana3
Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Covington, LA awarded 1,939 degrees. The student population of Covington, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 70 male students and 2,468 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Covington, LA are White (843 and 43.5%), Black or African American (472 and 24.4%), Hispanic or Latino (285 and 14.7%), and Unknown (254 and 13.1%).

The largest universities in Covington, LA by number of degrees awarded are Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington (1,939 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Covington, LA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (1,036 and 53.4%) and General Cosmetology (903 and 46.6%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,538 students enrolled in Covington, LA, 2.76% men and 97.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,200 records, of which 97.2% were women and 2.83% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist
Most Common
1,036 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Covington, LA was Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist with 1,036 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Covington, LA according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
1,939 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington with 1,939 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 43 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Covington, LA, which is 0.0227 times less than the 1,896 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 843 degrees mean that there were 1.79 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 472 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Covington, LA was $295,100 in 2024, which is 0.887 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $292,500 to $295,100, a 0.889% increase. The homeownership rate in Covington, LA is 69.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Covington, LA have an average commute time of 28.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Covington, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$295,100
Median Property Value 2024
±$29,695
$3,061
Median Property Taxes
±$445

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Covington, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Covington, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

69.7%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 69.7% of the housing units in Covington, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 65.3%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$75,851
Median Household Income
± $6,237
4.39k
Number of Households
± 542

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.39k households in Covington, LA grew to $75,851 from the previous year's value of $73,809.

The following chart displays the households in Covington, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Covington, LA is from Louisiana.
0.465
2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana
0.466
2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2023, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.465 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.123% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (13.2%)
  3. Carpooled (4.36%)

In 2024, 79.8% of workers in Covington, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.2%) and those who carpooled to work (4.36%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

28.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Covington, LA have a longer commute time (28.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.55% of the workforce in Covington, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Covington, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Covington, LA have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Covington, LA (1.26k out of 10.8k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Covington, LA is White, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90% of the population of Covington, LA has health coverage, with 40.3% on employee plans, 19% on Medicaid, 16.1% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 1.65% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Louisiana see 1,441 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,441 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1692 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 283 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 26.9% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 35.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 20.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

10%
Uninsured
40.3%
Employer Coverage
19%
Medicaid
16.1%
Medicare
13%
Non-Group
1.65%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Covington, LA declined by 6.68% from 10.7% to 10%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Covington, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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