Covington, LA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

38%

Household income NAT. AVG.

61%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Covington	Louisiana	National
Income per capita	$30,700	$25,515	$29,829
Median household income	$76,399	$45,652	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$99,053	$59,392	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,227	$27,113	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,014	$38,087	$36,919
Median earnings female	$33,519	$22,909	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.4%	19.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Covington is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Covington is 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Covington is 61% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Covington is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,927 $76,399 $152,798

City

$30,431 $45,652 $91,304

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Covington median earnings by income bracket

Covington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.1%	15.1%
Manufacturing sector	19.5%	19.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.0%	7.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.1%	13.1%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.5%	5.5%
Education, health & social services	9.9%	9.9%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madisonville, LA	1,263	$109,688	98.3%
Mandeville, LA	12,567	$76,768	38.8%
Abita Springs, LA	2,571	$70,788	28.0%
Lacombe, LA	7,294	$61,513	11.2%
Folsom, LA	841	$53,125	4.0%
Covington, LA	10,471	$76,399	38.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cusseta-Chattahoochee County, GA	10,470	$45,700	17.4%
Wasilla, AK	10,469	$62,667	13.3%
DeForest, WI	10,473	$84,282	52.3%
North Bellport, NY	10,468	$77,378	39.9%
Shelton, WA	10,467	$46,481	16.0%
Covington, LA	10,471	$76,399	38.1%

Source: The Covington, LA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).