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Covington, LA (Louisiana) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $299,163 (it was $117,500 in 2000)
Covington:

$299,163
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $222,687 - $419,845

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $321,922
Here:

$321,922
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $303,514
Here:

$303,514
State:

$297,713

Mobile homes: $34,203
Here:

$34,203
State:

$89,857

Total population: 9,686 (Urban population: 7,969, Rural population: 371 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 4,879 (4,381 occupied: 2,855 owner occupied, 1,590 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

36%
State:

32%

Housing density: 718 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $245,791.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,050 (lower quartile is $795, upper quartile is $1,384)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,520


Median gross rent in Covington, LA in 2022: $1,318

Housing units in Covington with a mortgage: 1,573 (37 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $118,607

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $62,585

Median monthly housing costs: $1,187

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Covington, Louisiana Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1992

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 11,749
  • Male householders: 2,303 (508 living alone), Female householders: 2,050 (549 living alone)
  • 1,949 spouses (1,916 opposite-sex spouses), 244 unmarried partners, (221 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,413 children (3,192 natural, 32 adopted, 187 stepchildren), 185 grandchildren, 118 brothers or sisters, 89 parents, 0 foster children, 268 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 927

Size of family households: 1,522 2-persons, 767 3-persons, 363 4-persons, 382 5-persons, 71 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,143 1-person, 172 2-persons.

1,624 married couples with children.
843 single-parent households (207 men, 636 women).

92.5% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
4.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 262 (2.2%)
(57.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.4
State:

6.2

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.4

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington, Louisiana
  • 0no bedroom
  • 601 bedroom
  • 1962 bedrooms
  • 1,6503 bedrooms
  • 8414 bedrooms
  • 1095+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Louisiana
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Louisiana
  • 52no bedroom
  • 1551 bedroom
  • 6772 bedrooms
  • 6623 bedrooms
  • 224 bedrooms
  • 225+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 170no vehicle
  • 6871 vehicle
  • 1,2312 vehicles
  • 6453 vehicles
  • 1244 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 128no vehicle
  • 8251 vehicle
  • 5352 vehicles
  • 1033 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington, Louisiana
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington, Louisiana
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 493 rooms
  • 604 rooms
  • 5685 rooms
  • 7316 rooms
  • 6607 rooms
  • 3378 rooms
  • 4519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Louisiana
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Louisiana
  • 521 room
  • 92 rooms
  • 2023 rooms
  • 5584 rooms
  • 3685 rooms
  • 1566 rooms
  • 1947 rooms
  • 198 rooms
  • 319+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Covington, LA
Covington city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Covington, LA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Covington, LA in 2022
  • 347Less than $10,000
  • 176$10,000 to $19,999
  • 396$20,000 to $29,999
  • 309$30,000 to $39,999
  • 321$40,000 to $49,999
  • 512$50,000 to $59,999
  • 285$60,000 to $74,999
  • 689$75,000 to $99,999
  • 283$100,000 to $124,999
  • 293$125,000 to $149,999
  • 535$150,000 to $199,999
  • 338$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Covington, LA

  • Distribution of house value in Covington, LA in 2022
  • 141Less than $10,000
  • 12$10,000 to $14,999
  • 69$20,000 to $24,999
  • 15$25,000 to $29,999
  • 112$80,000 to $89,999
  • 26$90,000 to $99,999
  • 63$125,000 to $149,999
  • 97$150,000 to $174,999
  • 23$175,000 to $199,999
  • 404$200,000 to $249,999
  • 561$250,000 to $299,999
  • 560$300,000 to $399,999
  • 240$400,000 to $499,999
  • 308$500,000 to $749,999
  • 203$750,000 to $999,999
  • 22$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 26$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 22$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Covington, LA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Covington, LA in 2022
  • 6$150 to $199
  • 80$450 to $499
  • 43$550 to $599
  • 36$600 to $649
  • 7$650 to $699
  • 15$750 to $799
  • 179$800 to $899
  • 189$900 to $999
  • 309$1,000 to $1,249
  • 311$1,250 to $1,499
  • 284$1,500 to $1,999
  • 16$2,000 to $2,499
  • 47No cash rent
Work and jobs in Covington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.7%
Number of people working at home: 622 (13.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 71
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 432
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 630
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,089
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 426
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 211
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 322
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 123
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 76
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 482
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 252
  • 90 or more minutes: 133
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Covington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 11,647 (81.3%)
  • Carpooled: 1,676 (11.7%)
  • Bus: 6 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 184 (1.3%)
  • Bicycle: 24 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 21 (0.1%)
  • Worked at home: 622 (4.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 7.7%Males
  • 2.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 17.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 100.0%Females
Races in Covington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Covington, Louisiana
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Covington, Louisiana
  • 1112010 or later
  • 432000 to 2009
  • 521990 to 1999
  • 141980 to 1989
  • 251970 to 1979
  • 34Before 1970
Ancestries in Covington, LA

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 406 (9.3%)
  • French: 386 (8.8%)
  • Irish: 382 (8.7%)
  • American: 361 (8.2%)
  • German: 318 (7.3%)
  • Italian: 318 (7.3%)
  • European: 144 (3.3%)
  • Dutch: 101 (2.3%)
  • French Canadian: 74 (1.7%)
  • Norwegian: 65 (1.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 65 (1.5%)
  • Swedish: 58 (1.3%)
  • Scottish: 51 (1.2%)
  • Welsh: 39 (0.9%)
  • Lebanese: 32 (0.7%)
  • Northern European: 24 (0.5%)
  • Cajun: 23 (0.5%)
  • Romanian: 22 (0.5%)
  • British: 12 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 12 (0.3%)
  • Canadian: 9 (0.2%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras
Covington:

34.8% (110)
Louisiana:

18.9% (37,225)

Canada
Covington:

18.7% (59)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,933)

Panama
Covington:

10.1% (32)
Louisiana:

0.4% (866)

Romania
Covington:

6.6% (21)
Louisiana:

0.4% (844)

Lebanon
Covington:

5.1% (16)
Louisiana:

0.3% (677)

Brazil
Covington:

4.7% (15)
Louisiana:

1.5% (2,923)

England
Covington:

4.4% (14)
Louisiana:

0.8% (1,517)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Covington:

3.2% (10)
Louisiana:

3.4% (6,779)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Covington:

3.2% (10)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,321)

Bangladesh
Covington:

2.8% (9)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,446)

Russia
Covington:

2.5% (8)
Louisiana:

0.7% (1,435)

Germany
Covington:

2.5% (8)
Louisiana:

1.6% (3,186)

Guatemala
Covington:

2.2% (7)
Louisiana:

2.8% (5,576)

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

  • This state: 9,538
  • Other state: 2,014
  • Northeast: 252
  • Midwest: 222
  • South: 1,193
  • West: 373

81.7% of Covington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71.8% lived in Louisiana.


Covington:

81.7%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 31
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 147
  • 5th and 6th grade: 50
  • 7th and 8th grade: 111
  • 9th grade: 41
  • 10th grade: 88
  • 11th grade: 61
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 58
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 910
  • Less than 1 year of college: 284
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 604
  • Associate degree: 221
  • Bachelor's degree: 1,093
  • Master's degree: 397
  • Professional school degree: 61
  • Doctorate degree: 41
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 52
  • 9th grade: 44
  • 10th grade: 31
  • 11th grade: 48
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 93
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 715
  • Less than 1 year of college: 210
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 626
  • Associate degree: 486
  • Bachelor's degree: 927
  • Master's degree: 626
  • Professional school degree: 67
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Covington marital status for males
Covington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 3,758
  • One, attached: 117
  • Two: 141
  • 3 or 4: 103
  • 5 to 9: 38
  • 10 to 19: 140
  • 20 to 49: 243
  • 50 or more: 96
  • Mobile homes: 239

Median worth of mobile homes: $21,892

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 4.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 3.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Covington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Covington, LA
  • 52.5%Utility gas
  • 44.9%Electricity
  • 2.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Covington, LA
  • 59.5%Electricity
  • 39.9%Utility gas
  • 0.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 338
Here:

28.9%
Louisiana:

19.6%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 319
Here:

45.4%
Louisiana:

18.3%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 80
Here:

46.2%
Louisiana:

17.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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