COMPARING TWO PLACES
Covington vs Slidell
PLACE A
Covington, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Slidell, Louisiana
Covington is 70% smaller than Slidell. Slidell earns more, with a median household income $28,243 higher. Slidell has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -4%).
COVINGTONSLIDELLDIFFERENCE
Total population8,58528,341−70% vs Slidell
Population density7511,856−1,105
Population growth-4.1%6.3%−10.5 pts
Median age40.338.9+1.4
Male43.2%48.1%−4.9 pts
Female56.8%51.9%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born0.1%4.5%−4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.4%61.4%−19.0 pts
Black55.2%19.6%+35.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%9.8%−8.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other1.0%7.2%−6.1 pts
Median household income$42,254$70,497−$28,243
Per capita income$25,015$34,749−$9,734
Poverty rate29.2%15.7%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%31.4%−17.7 pts
Graduate degree9.2%9.9%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%5.8%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation55.0%60.4%−5.3 pts
Median home value$185,900$217,700−$31,800
Median gross rent$933$1,375−$442
Owner-occupied45.3%68.5%−23.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.9%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%54.5%−14.2 pts
Average commute23.029.1−6.0
Worked from home7.6%11.1%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured5.8%11.9%−6.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025