Covington, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Covington is 2nd in Louisiana out of 61 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Covington is 10th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Covington is 13th in Louisiana out of 106 other cities in Home median value

Covington is 16th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Income per capita

Covington is 18th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents 65 or older

Covington is 19th in Louisiana out of 107 other cities in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	9,058	38th	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	8.0	50th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	1,098.6	78th	104.9	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.3%	90th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.9%	79th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.0%	18th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	88.9%	19th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	37.6%	10th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	77.8%	29th	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	19.0%	74th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	52nd	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.6%	74th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	90th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.3%	78th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	3.7%	50th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	75.2%	28th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	53.4%	24th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	74th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	4,048	58th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	16.3%	55th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	3,673	56th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.9%	59th	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$197,200	13th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.4	96th	2.6	2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$29,937	16th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$48,088	41st	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	15.4%	69th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Covington	Rank	Louisiana	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	1,933	24th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$426,294	23rd	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$46,804	2nd	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$47,785	27th	$9,729,869	$613,795,732

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