Covington city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Covington city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Covington city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher, and among the lowest in the country for median home value.

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Key figures

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,680	8,705,170	334,922,499	2839th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$41,944	$93,170	$80,734	3032nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.0	39.0	38.9	2589th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	9.5%	42.2%	35.7%	3191st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$83,500	$383,700	$332,700	3144th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$794	$1,579	$1,413	2153rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	25.7%	9.9%	12.5%	208th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	2.8%	4.3%	5.2%	2658th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1,038.4	220.5	n/a	178th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.1%	13.1%	14.1%	1209th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.3	n/a	n/a	2976th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	67.3%	65.2%	2287th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	17.1	27.3	26.4	2920th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.3%	18.3%	15.1%	2030th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.5%	n/a	n/a	2361st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.2%	48.7%	46.9%	3141st of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.6%	n/a	n/a	2090th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	79.1%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	12.7%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	35.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	38.0	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.7%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.6%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	2,576	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.2%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	25.3%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.0%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	37.2%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.4%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$24,761	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.8%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.3%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.0%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	25.7%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.6%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	18.2%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	3,035	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	15.1%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,951.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.8%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$681	$2,790	n/a

Education in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	13.6%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	51.3%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	25.6%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	5.3%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	4.2%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	46.7%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.8%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	61.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Covington city, Virginia

Statistic	Covington city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	75.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	2.4%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.8%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.3%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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