Covington vs L'Anse

A side-by-side comparison of Covington and L'Anse: population, income, housing, and more.

Covington and L'Anse are places in Michigan. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

L'Anse has the higher population (1,916 vs 113 in Covington). Covington has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $55,042 in L'Anse). Since 2019, L'Anse's population has grown faster (-7.1% vs -19.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	L'Anse
Population	113	1,916
Median age	48.5 yrs	50.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$55,042
Median home value	—	$100,100
Median gross rent	—	$585
Housing units	110	981
Homeownership rate	92.0%	68.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.3%	14.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	L'Anse
Population	141 → 113 (-19.9%)	2,063 → 1,916 (-7.1%)
Median household income	$49,286 → $68,750 (+39.5%)	$42,750 → $55,042 (+28.8%)
Median home value	—	$72,300 → $100,100 (+38.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$534 → $585 (+9.6%)

Covington

Population

141113

Median household income

$49,286$68,750

L'Anse

Population

2,0631,916

Median household income

$42,750$55,042

Median home value

$72,300$100,100

Median gross rent

$534$585

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	L'Anse
Under 5	10.6%	5.2%
5 to 17	12.4%	11.3%
18 to 24	2.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	4.4%	11.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	9.2%
45 to 54	29.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	16.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	7.1%	16.0%
75 and over	11.5%	14.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	L'Anse
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	81.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.7%	5.8%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	20.4%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	L'Anse
No high school diploma	3.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	51.2%	33.5%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	45.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	L'Anse
Drove alone	86.3%	78.7%
Carpooled	11.8%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	L'Anse
1-unit, detached	84.5%	74.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.0%
Mobile home & other	15.5%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Covington	L'Anse
Poverty rate	1.8%	11.1%
Average household size	2.26	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1950	1963