HousingPermits

Metro area in Louisiana · part of the New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS combined area

Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA

The Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area authorized 1,096 new housing units in 2025. Single-family houses made up 99% of the units authorized in 2021–2025, the eighth-highest share among the 387 US metro areas. The housing bust cut annual permits by 83%, from 3,440 at the 2004–2006 high to 578 in 2010, the deepest drop among the 10 metro areas based in Louisiana.

01,0002,0003,0004,0002004: 3,440 units (3,167 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,509 units (2,468 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,867 units (2,659 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 135 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,340 units (1,631 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 654 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,068 units (933 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 596 units (592 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 578 units (576 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 789 units (785 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 942 units (942 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,193 units (1,191 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,315 units (1,240 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 75 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,255 units (1,249 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,411 units (1,407 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,438 units (1,428 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,430 units (1,422 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,635 units (1,623 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,665 units (1,665 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,960 units (1,956 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,492 units (1,482 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 826 units (818 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,066 units (1,062 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,096 units (1,086 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)200420072010201320162019202220252004 high · 3,4402010 low · 57801,5003,0004,5002004: 3,440 units (3,167 single-family, 30 in 2–4 unit, 243 in 5+ unit buildings)2005: 2,509 units (2,468 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 39 in 5+ unit buildings)2006: 2,867 units (2,659 single-family, 73 in 2–4 unit, 135 in 5+ unit buildings)2007: 2,340 units (1,631 single-family, 55 in 2–4 unit, 654 in 5+ unit buildings)2008: 1,068 units (933 single-family, 44 in 2–4 unit, 91 in 5+ unit buildings)2009: 596 units (592 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2010: 578 units (576 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2011: 789 units (785 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2012: 942 units (942 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2013: 1,193 units (1,191 single-family, 2 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2014: 1,315 units (1,240 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 75 in 5+ unit buildings)2015: 1,255 units (1,249 single-family, 6 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2016: 1,411 units (1,407 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2017: 1,438 units (1,428 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2018: 1,430 units (1,422 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2019: 1,635 units (1,623 single-family, 12 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2020: 1,665 units (1,665 single-family, 0 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2021: 1,960 units (1,956 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2022: 1,492 units (1,482 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2023: 826 units (818 single-family, 8 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2024: 1,066 units (1,062 single-family, 4 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2025: 1,096 units (1,086 single-family, 10 in 2–4 unit, 0 in 5+ unit buildings)2004200820122016202020252004 high · 3,440

Single-family2–4 units5+ units

Busiest permit offices

Across the metro area, 8 permit offices authorized new housing in 2021–2025. The busiest was St. Tammany Parish (unincorporated), with 5,933 units or 92% of the total, followed by Covington with 153.

  • St. Tammany Parish (unincorporated)92% (5,933 units)
  • Covington2.4% (153 units)
  • Mandeville1.3% (86 units)
  • Pearl River town1.2% (79 units)
  • Abita Springs town1.1% (71 units)
  • Slidell1.1% (71 units)
  • Folsom village0.6% (36 units)
  • Madisonville village0.2% (11 units)

Share of the units authorized in the metro area, 2021–2025.

Houses or apartments

The closest match in building mix among the 386 other metro areas is Alexandria (0% in five-plus buildings). Units in five-plus buildings peaked in 2007 (654), single-family houses in 2004 (3,167).

2021–202599.4%99%0.6%2004–200694.1%94%1.2%4.7%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%2021–202599.4%99%0.6%2004–200694.1%94%1.2%4.7%US, 2021–202562.6%63%3.5%34.0%34%

Boom, bust and since

Slidell authorized the most units in 2004 (3,440); 2025 reached 32% of that. Its peak year is shared by 98 other metro areas, among them Cedar Rapids, Duluth, San Luis Obispo. The 2021–2025 pace of 1,288 units a year is 56% below the 2004–2006 pace.

The wider New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell region

The Census Bureau groups Slidell with one neighboring metro area in the New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS combined area. Metro areas in it authorized 3,453 units a year in 2021–2025 (micropolitan parts not counted); Slidell accounted for 37%. The other, with its yearly average: New Orleans (2,165).

Relative to population

With 279,108 residents in July 2025, Slidell authorized 4.7 units per 1,000 residents a year in 2021–2025, close to the national 4.7. The metro areas with the nearest rates are Sacramento (4.7) and Tulsa (4.7).

Similar in size

Metro area2004–20252025 unitsPer 1,000 a year5+ share
Tuscaloosa, AL6163.224%
Laredo, TX1,3405.314%
Duluth, MN-WI6472.533%
Cedar Rapids, IA9873.436%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA1,0964.70%

Rates and shares: 2021–2025.

Put Slidell beside Cedar Rapids

Every yearly figure behind the chart, split by building size: yearly-units.csv. State view: Louisiana. Counting rules.