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Covington, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Covington is a Census city of 11,658 people across 8.04 square miles of land, in St. Tammany Parish. Median household income is $75,851, 69.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 85 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $47.8 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Covington
What Covington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.04 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,449
- County holding the largest share of its areaSt. Tammany Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covington
How many people live in Covington
- Population11,658
- Median age39.0
- Population under 182,744
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over2,183
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent
- Households4,390
- Family households2,884
- Share of households that are families65.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Covington
- Median household income$75,851
- Per capita income$38,867
- Civilian labor force5,043
- Employed4,761
- Unemployed282 plus or minus 203
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over8,009
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher39.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree17.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Covington
- Housing units4,640
- Occupied units4,390
- Vacant units250 plus or minus 146
- Vacancy rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Owner occupied3,061
- Renter occupied1,329 plus or minus 298
- Ownership rate69.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$295,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,396
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.1 percent
- Single family units3,825
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more741 plus or minus 235
- Share in buildings of two or more16.0 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes74 plus or minus 62
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Covington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,980
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,171 plus or minus 289
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.4 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,428 plus or minus 383
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more35.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Drove alone79.8 percent
- Carpooled4.4 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.2
- Walked0.4 percent plus or minus 0.4
- Worked from home13.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Covington (7(a))
- Approvals85
- Gross approval$47,765,400
- Average approval$561,946
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,163,600
- Largest approval$4,070,000
- Jobs supported1,354
- Jobs per approval15.9
- Loans with a final outcome16
- Paid in full16
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more21.2 percent
- Share to franchises17.6 percent
- Distinct lenders36
- Distinct industries by NAICS48
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Covington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Covington
SBA loans in Covington (504)
- Approvals12
- Gross approval$9,592,000
- Average approval$799,333
- Median approval$475,000
- Largest approval$2,903,000
- Jobs supported293
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Covington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Covington
- NFIP communityCity of Covington
- NFIP community number220200
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date11/19/80
The City of Covington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220200 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
St. Tammany Parish, not Covington
St. Tammany Parish context, not Covington figures
- Establishments in St. Tammany Parish7,101
- Covered employment, St. Tammany Parish96,674
- Average annual pay, St. Tammany Parish$59,351
- Housing units permitted, St. Tammany Parish1,066
Every figure in this section is published for St. Tammany Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Covington.
All St. Tammany Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Covington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Covington, Louisiana?
11,658, in 4,390 households. Covington city covers 8.04 square miles of land, which is 1,449 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Covington in?
St. Tammany Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Covington?
$75,851. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $295,100. Median gross rent is $1,396 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Covington businesses?
85 7(a) approvals totaling $47.8 m since FY2020, across 36 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 12 504 approvals worth $9.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Covington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Covington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Covington. Only 16 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Covington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Covington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Covington, city of, community 220200, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Covington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for St. Tammany Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Covington.
Is zoning published for Covington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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