Covington County, Mississippi

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

Covington County, Mississippi is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,148	2,946,779	334,922,499	1983rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$45,051	$56,447	$80,734	2961st of 3,221
Median Age	37.3	38.6	38.9	2701st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.4%	25.1%	35.7%	2441st of 3,222
Median Home Value	$105,100	$169,800	$332,700	2915th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$662	$954	$1,413	2897th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	19.8%	18.9%	12.5%	568th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	5.8%	5.2%	2253rd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	43.9	62.8	n/a	1664th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.1%	2.4%	14.1%	2657th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	69.5	n/a	n/a	2965th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.5%	70.0%	65.2%	1045th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.8	25.6	26.4	1723rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	5.8%	5.9%	15.1%	2458th of 3,222
Uninsured	16.3%	n/a	n/a	550th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.2%	43.5%	46.9%	1430th of 3,222
Broadband Access	60.4%	n/a	n/a	3099th 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 County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	55.2%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	3.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.8%	36.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	1.0%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.5%	3.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.5	56.1	61.4

Age in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Median Age	37.3	38.6	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	23.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	12.6%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.6%	17.2%	17.2%

Households and families in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Households	7,323	1,145,431	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	71.1%	65.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	34.7%	31.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	20.9%	21.8%	17.3%
People Living Alone	24.9%	30.2%	28.7%
Never Married	26.4%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,839	$31,549	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	29.3%	23.1%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	10.8%	16.5%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	14.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.4%	5.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	19.8%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.0%	40.1%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.9%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Housing Units	8,397	1,341,114	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.5%	69.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.6%	9.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.8%	14.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,989.0	1,986.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.5%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	24.7%	30.7%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$619	$1,215	n/a

Education in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Less than High School	17.0%	12.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.5%	29.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.2%	32.1%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.7%	15.3%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.2%	57.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	84.2%	81.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.3%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	25.1%	28.6%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	7.6%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.8%	6.3%	n/a

Origins and language in Covington County, Mississippi

Statistic	Covington County, Mississippi	Mississippi	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.9%	70.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.1%	1.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	1.4%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.5%	95.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.1%	2.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	1.7%	3.1%	16.7%

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