Covington County, Alabama

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Covington County, Alabama is among the lowest in the country for worked from home.

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Key figures

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States	Rank
Total Population	37,628	5,086,768	334,922,499	1267th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,456	$63,999	$80,734	2634th of 3,221
Median Age	43.3	39.3	38.9	1110th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.2%	28.4%	35.7%	2452nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$152,100	$209,900	$332,700	2204th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$746	$1,007	$1,413	2492nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.2%	15.6%	12.5%	623rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.2%	4.7%	5.2%	1090th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	36.5	100.4	n/a	1833rd of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.0%	14.1%	2539th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.3	n/a	n/a	2794th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	76.3%	70.2%	65.2%	1289th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.5	25.5	26.4	1293rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	2.9%	8.8%	15.1%	3084th of 3,222
Uninsured	13.2%	n/a	n/a	999th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.5%	46.1%	46.9%	1563rd of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.7%	n/a	n/a	2455th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	63.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.0%	5.6%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.9%	25.6%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	1.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.8%	3.3%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	30.7	52.8	61.4

Age in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Median Age	43.3	39.3	38.9
Under 18 %	22.2%	22.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.6%	9.5%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.5%	12.9%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.4%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.7%	25.2%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	22.2%	17.8%	17.2%

Households and families in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Households	14,642	1,997,247	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.5	2.5
Family Households	67.0%	64.5%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	29.0%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.5%	18.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	30.8%	28.7%
Never Married	25.3%	31.9%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,251	$36,087	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.6%	19.7%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.8%	16.7%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.0%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.2%	15.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	43.3%	34.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	14.2%	13.7%	n/a

Housing in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Housing Units	18,714	2,337,265	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	73.4%	69.1%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.5%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	21.8%	14.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	23.7%	29.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.5%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$397	$788	n/a

Education in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Less than High School	14.8%	11.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.1%	30.3%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.9%	29.9%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	17.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.3%	11.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.3%	58.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.8%	80.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.1%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	1.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.2%	25.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	11.0%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.2%	5.4%	n/a

Origins and language in Covington County, Alabama

Statistic	Covington County, Alabama	Alabama	United States
Born in State of Residence	76.7%	67.5%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	1.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.6%	2.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	98.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.2%	3.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.0%	4.5%	16.7%

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