Covington, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

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Covington Apartments for Rent

Total population: 9,493 (Urban population: 9,071, Rural population: 422 (all nonfarm))

Covington, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,539 (3,246 occupied: 2,106 owner occupied, 1,140 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	35%
State:	32%

Housing density: 521 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $151,800.

Median contract rent in 2007: $579 (lower quartile is $373, upper quartile is $773)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $657

Median gross rent in Covington, LA in 2007: $752

Housing units in Covington with a mortgage: 1,205 (99 second mortgage, 122 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 694

Covington,LA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $207,752 (it was $117,500 in 2000)

Covington:	$207,752
Louisiana:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,889 - $305,683

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $266,833
Here: $266,833
State: $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $180,803
Here: $180,803
State: $167,971

In 2-unit structures: $97,576
Here: $97,576
State: $218,101

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $294,469
Here: $294,469
State: $179,688

Mobile homes: $16,524
Here: $16,524
State: $34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $47,390

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,075

In family households: 6,852 (1,468 male householders, 701 female householders)
1,488 spouses, 2,581 children (2,423 natural, 58 adopted, 100 stepchildren), 225 grandchildren, 105 brothers or sisters, 53 parents, 122 other relatives, 109 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,223 (384 male householders (281 living alone)), 660 female householders (601 living alone)), 179 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 265 (248 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 905 2-persons, 553 3-persons, 410 4-persons, 189 5-persons, 66 6-persons, 46 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 882 1-person, 135 2-persons, 22 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

1,365 married couples with children.
647 single-parent households (77 men, 570 women).

95.4% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English not well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% speak English very well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 99 (1.2%)
(72.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington, Louisiana:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 52 4 rooms: 98 5 rooms: 454 6 rooms: 556 7 rooms: 447 8 rooms: 236 9 or more rooms: 232

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Louisiana:
	1 room: 23 2 rooms: 53 3 rooms: 148 4 rooms: 303 5 rooms: 358 6 rooms: 134 7 rooms: 80 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 289
1990 to 1994: 308
1980 to 1989: 609
1970 to 1979: 628
1960 to 1969: 440
1950 to 1959: 342
1940 to 1949: 260
1939 or earlier: 628

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 48 2 bedrooms: 378 3 bedrooms: 1,105 4 bedrooms: 473 5 or more bedrooms: 95

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington:
	no bedroom: 23 1 bedroom: 176 2 bedrooms: 568 3 bedrooms: 306 4 bedrooms: 61 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 77 1 vehicle: 703 2 vehicles: 955 3 vehicles: 288 4 vehicles: 44 5 or more vehicles: 39

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 251 1 vehicle: 488 2 vehicles: 317 3 vehicles: 69 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 6

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Covington, LA:

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $69,999: 29
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 24
$90,000 to $99,999: 28
$100,000 to $124,999: 160
$125,000 to $149,999: 221
$150,000 to $174,999: 297
$175,000 to $199,999: 226
$200,000 to $249,999: 384
$250,000 to $299,999: 259
$300,000 to $399,999: 251
$400,000 to $499,999: 125
$500,000 to $749,999: 154
$750,000 to $999,999: 34
$1,000,000 or more: 38

Covington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Covington:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 49
$200 to $249: 72
$250 to $299: 71
$300 to $349: 63
$350 to $399: 34
$400 to $449: 83
$450 to $499: 84
$500 to $549: 50
$550 to $599: 79
$600 to $649: 80
$650 to $699: 87
$700 to $749: 114
$750 to $799: 45
$800 to $899: 61
$900 to $999: 34
$1,000 to $1,249: 49
$1,250 to $1,499: 45
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 25
No cash rent: 105

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 12 1990 to 1994: 14 1985 to 1989: 10 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 34

Covington, LA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.4%
Number of people working at home: 138 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 176
5 to 9 minutes: 468
10 to 14 minutes: 763
15 to 19 minutes: 559
20 to 24 minutes: 471
25 to 29 minutes: 80
30 to 34 minutes: 243
35 to 39 minutes: 37
40 to 44 minutes: 38
45 to 59 minutes: 205
60 to 89 minutes: 352
90 or more minutes: 131

Covington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,900 (79%)
Carpooled: 459 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 6 (0%)
Taxi: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 29 (1%)
Walked: 90 (2%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 138 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 402
$10,000 to $14,999: 200
$15,000 to $19,999: 236
$20,000 to $24,999: 199
$25,000 to $29,999: 249
$30,000 to $34,999: 248
$35,000 to $39,999: 157
$40,000 to $44,999: 127
$45,000 to $49,999: 101
$50,000 to $59,999: 263
$60,000 to $74,999: 343
$75,000 to $99,999: 253
$100,000 to $124,999: 199
$125,000 to $149,999: 79
$150,000 to $199,999: 71
$200,000 or more: 86

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1765

French (except Basque): 1054

German: 775

Irish: 718

English: 670

United States or American: 587

Italian: 441

Scotch-Irish: 156

Scottish: 124

French Canadian: 79

European: 61

Acadian/Cajun: 49

Dutch: 47

British: 41

Polish: 35

Subsaharan African:: 28

African: 28

Northern European: 27

Welsh: 23

Swedish: 20

Norwegian: 18

Canadian: 17

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 11

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 11

Russian: 10

Arab:: 9

Lebanese: 9

Celtic: 8

Finnish: 6

Portuguese: 6

Scandinavian: 6

Luxemburger: 6

Belgian: 5

Danish: 5

Croatian: 4

Hungarian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (26%)
United Kingdom (19%)
Vietnam (15%)
Trinidad and Tobago (14%)
Philippines (9%)
El Salvador (8%)
France (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 6604
Northeast: 196
Midwest: 247
South: 1012
West: 107

56% of Covington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Louisiana.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 23
Nursery to 4th grade: 14
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 100
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 61
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 480
Less than 1 year of college: 111
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 421
Associate degree: 35
Bachelor's degree: 501
Master's degree: 188
Professional school degree: 173
Doctorate degree: 41

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 120
9th grade: 43
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 84
12th grade, no diploma: 81
High school graduate (or equivalency): 845
Less than 1 year of college: 245
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 550
Associate degree: 123
Bachelor's degree: 545
Master's degree: 240
Professional school degree: 45
Doctorate degree: 30

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 20.8%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 20.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,909
Black householders: $23,514
Asian householders: $66,392
Two or more races householders: $37,109
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $48,524

Covington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Covington household income for Black householders

Covington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Covington marital status for males

Covington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $229,499
Black or African American householders: $124,474
Asian householders: $198,911
Two or more races householders: $162,135
Hispanic or Latino householders: $166,555

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,928
One, attached: 103
Two: 180
3 or 4: 96
5 to 9: 13
10 to 19: 59
20 to 49: 64
50 or more: 22
Mobile homes: 67
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,038

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Covington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (67%) Electricity (31%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (49%) Electricity (47%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 362

Here:	36.1%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 162

Here:	28.0%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 59

Here:	23.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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