Covington, LA

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2023 Population

11,568

1.08% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

39.1

1.03% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

12.4%

7.29% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$73,809

2.91% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

4,875

0.247% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Covington, LA had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 39.1 and a median household income of $73,809. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Covington, LA grew from 11,444 to 11,568, a 1.08% increase and its median household income grew from $71,719 to $73,809, a 2.91% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Covington, LA are White (Non-Hispanic) (74.9%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (14.8%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.56%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.87%), and Other (Hispanic) (1.38%).

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.

98.7% of the residents in Covington, LA are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Covington, LA are Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington (1,847 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Covington, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Covington, LA was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Covington, LA is home to a population of 11.6k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 3.26% of Covington, LA residents were born outside of the country (377 people).

In 2023, there were 5.06 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.67k people) in Covington, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.71k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 412 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%

2023 Citizenship

98.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 98.7% of Covington, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Covington, LA was 98.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Covington, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Covington, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.67k ± 579
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.71k ± 406
Two+ (Hispanic)
412 ± 245

6.66%

Hispanic Population

771 people

6.66% of the people in Covington, LA are hispanic (771 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Covington, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
36,279 ± 4,658 people
Mexico
23,092 ± 3,722 people
Vietnam
18,064 ± 3,293 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 36,279 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 23,092 and Vietnam with 18,064.

Foreign-Born Population

3.26%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

377 people

2.71%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

310 people

As of 2023, 3.26% of Covington, LA residents (377 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Covington, LA was 2.71%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Covington, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
88 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
44 ± 47
Gulf War (2001-)
27 ± 39

Covington, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Covington, LA employs 4.88k people. The largest industries in Covington, LA are Health Care & Social Assistance (787 people), Retail Trade (631 people), and Manufacturing (429 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($110,548), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($108,913), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($100,356).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

4.88k

2023 Value

± 611

0.247%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Covington, LA grew at a rate of 0.247%, from 4.86k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Covington, LA, are Management Occupations (689 people), Sales & Related Occupations (595 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (448 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Covington, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

4.88k

2023 Value

± 611

0.247%

1 Year growth

± 17.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Covington, LA grew at a rate of 0.247%, from 4.86k employees to 4.88k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Covington, LA, are Health Care & Social Assistance (787 people), Retail Trade (631 people), and Manufacturing (429 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.

Employment by Industry Sector

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

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Covington, LA. Showing the available data for Louisiana.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (60.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (38.2%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Covington, LA awarded 1,847 degrees. The student population of Covington, LA in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 84 male students and 2,415 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Covington, LA are White (751 and 40.7%), followed by Black or African American (446 and 24.2%), Unknown (345 and 18.7%), and Hispanic or Latino (220 and 11.9%).

The largest universities in Covington, LA by number of degrees awarded are Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington (1,847 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Covington, LA are Aesthetician & Skin Care Specialist (989 and 53.5%) and General Cosmetology (858 and 46.5%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 2,499 students enrolled in Covington, LA, 3.36% men and 96.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,123 records, of which 97.6% were women and 2.4% men.

Completions

Concentrations

General Cosmetology

Most Common

858 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Covington, LA was General Cosmetology with 858 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Covington, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,847 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington with 1,847 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 53 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Covington, LA, which is 0.0295 times less than the 1,794 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 751 degrees mean that there were 1.68 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 446 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Covington, LA have an average commute time of 27.3 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.

Median household income in Covington, LA is $73,809. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Covington, LA was Census Tract 406.02 with a value of $87,537, followed by Census Tract 405.02 and Census Tract 406.01, with respective values of $81,765 and $71,875.

Housing

Rent vs Own

65.3%

Homeownership

2023

61.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 65.3% of the housing units in Covington, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Covington, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 406.02
Census Tract 405.02
Census Tract 406.01

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Covington, LA was Census Tract 406.02 with a value of $87,537, followed by Census Tract 405.02 and Census Tract 406.01, with respective values of $81,765 and $71,875.

The following map shows all of the places in Covington, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$73,809

Median Household Income

± $13,053

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Covington, LA grew to $73,809 from the previous year's value of $71,719.

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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Covington, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (82.5%)
Worked At Home (10.5%)
Carpooled (4.09%)

In 2023, 82.5% of workers in Covington, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.5%) and those who carpooled to work (4.09%).

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.

Commute Time

27.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Covington, LA have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.72% of the workforce in Covington, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Covington, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Covington, LA (1.32k out of 10.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females < 5.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.3% of the population of Covington, LA has health coverage, with 39.7% on employee plans, 19.8% on Medicaid, 15.8% on Medicare, 12.8% on non-group plans, and 1.14% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in St. Tammany Parish, LA see 1261 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.238% increase from the previous year (1258 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1203 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 385 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for St. Tammany Parish, LA.

1,261 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in St. Tammany Parish, LA

Primary care physicians in St. Tammany Parish, LA see an average of 1,261 patients per year. This represents a 0.238% increase from the previous year (1,258 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in St. Tammany Parish, LA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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

Uninsured People

10.7%

Uninsured

39.7%

Employer Coverage

19.8%

Medicaid

15.8%

Medicare

12.8%

Non-Group

1.14%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Covington, LA declined by 3.06% from 11.1% to 10.7%.

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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