Covington is a somewhat small coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 8,340 people and five constituent neighborhoods, Covington is the 74th largest community in Louisiana.

Covington is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.52% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Covington is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in sales jobs (15.80%), office and administrative support jobs (12.59%), and teaching (8.69%).

One of the nice things about Covington is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Even though Covington is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Covington Information and Demographics

The citizens of Covington are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 32.71% of adults in Covington have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Covington in 2000 was $21,438, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,752 for a family of four.

Covington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Covington is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Covington include French, German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Covington is English.