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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Covington is $25,432, which is about the same as the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Covington median household income is $46,980, which has grown by 27.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Covington residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #114

Covington, LA	25,432 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Covington, LA	24,694 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Covington, LA	27,627 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Covington, LA	21,906 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #144

Covington, LA	46,980 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Covington, LA	66,708 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #243

Covington, LA	27.15%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Covington, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.58%	$11,948, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.90%	$14,705, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.18%	$13,550, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.28%	$23,274, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Covington, LA	61,295 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Covington, LA	80,396 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$56,653, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$19,703, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,083, see rank	$44,481	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$39,779, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,086, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$41,250, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,454, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	4,011, 53.81%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,091, 52.13%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.45%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,073, 51.68%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,975, 95.27%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	98, 4.73%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,920, 47.87%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	3,443, 46.19%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,958, 56.87%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,958, 56.87%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,856, 94.79%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	102, 5.21%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,485, 43.13%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,722, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,759, 74.13%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	546, 14.67%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	140, 3.76%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	129, 3.47%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	148, 3.98%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Covington, LA	26.7 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,831	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	1,975, 51.55%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	577, 29.22%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	311, 15.75%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	443, 22.43%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	271, 13.72%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	262, 13.27%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	1,856, 48.45%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	816, 43.97%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	457, 24.62%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	472, 25.43%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.38%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104, 5.60%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Covington, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,831, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	45, 1.17%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	301, 7.86%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	191, 4.99%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	139, 3.63%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	424, 11.07%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	109, 2.85%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	100, 2.61%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	174, 4.54%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	402, 10.49%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	902, 23.54%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	682, 17.80%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	130, 3.39%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	232, 6.06%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Covington, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,589	19.73%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	322	15.32%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.