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Covington city, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Covington city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Covington is a small independent city of 5,671 residents that has posted modest population growth of 1.6% over five years, with a labor force participation rate of 47.3% and unemployment at 2.4%. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—only 9.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 87.1% have a high school diploma—and median worker earnings stand at $31,875 against a median household income of $41,944. Housing costs are notably low, with a median home value of $80,200 and median gross rent of $822 per month, though a poverty rate of 23.6% points to significant income constraint across the local population.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,671

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$41,944

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

38.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.6% since 2018

Covington city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,525 (79.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone720 (12.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races178 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone127 (2.2%)
  • Asian Alone76 (1.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race54 (1.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish177
  2. 2.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)30
  4. 4.Korean19
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)17

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

245

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,067

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance455
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)303
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services260
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)252
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities189

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Sales & Office Occupations517
  2. 2.Service Occupations444
  3. 3.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations373
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations363
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations318

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Other Services (LQ 1.60×)156
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.37×)165
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.35×)278
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)291
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.13×)162

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$80,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$822/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $80,000 to $89,999262 (14.5%)
  • Less Than $10,000234 (13.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999181 (10.0%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999145 (8.0%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999145 (8.0%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999138 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

9.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

47.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,875

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,770 (87.8%)
  • Worked At Home147 (7.3%)
  • Carpooled64 (3.2%)
  • Walked27 (1.3%)
  • Motorcycle7 (0.3%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.