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Covington, GA

14,334 Population
15.8 square miles 906.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.6 ±3.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 37 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Georgia: 37.4 ±0.1

Economics

$29,413 ±$3,131 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $44,798 ±$262
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Georgia: $39,525 ±$194
$47,797 ±$5,636 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $86,338 ±$676
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Georgia: $74,664 ±$431

24% ±6.2% (3,253  ±834) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 11% 666,265 (±0.3% / ±15,096)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Georgia: 13.5% 1,423,159 (±0.2% / ±19,046)

36.7 minutes ±8.5 (197,940  ±52,437) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 31.2 77,687,664 (±0.1 / ±493,570)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Georgia: 28.3 123,275,350 (±0.1 / ±629,504)

Families

5,539 ±372 Number of households
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,280,747 ±4,767
  • Georgia: 4,008,013 ±9,372
2.5 ±0.2 (13,601  ±43) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2.7 6,090,560 (±0 / ±1,245)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Georgia: 2.6 10,571,720

6.6% ±5.1% (232  ±179) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 5% 79,278 (±0.2% / ±3,098)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 5.2% 138,505 (±0.2% / ±4,175)

Housing

5,967 ±393 Number of housing units
  • the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 2,462,125 ±669
  • Georgia: 4,483,873 ±944

$242,700 ±$31,469 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: $335,100 ±$1,536
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Georgia: $272,900 ±$1,058

14.9% ±3.5% (2,114  ±500.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 13.2% 809,152 (±0.2% / ±14,013.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Georgia: 13.3% 1,418,224 (±0.2% / ±18,188.3)

Social

85.1% ±8.4% (8,221  ±918.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 90.8% 3,760,519 (±0.4% / ±17,871)
  • a little less than the rate in Georgia: 89% 6,451,736 (±0.3% / ±23,526)
23.9% ±5.1% (2,306  ±508.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 41.5% 1,717,262 (±0.3% / ±11,573.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Georgia: 34.2% 2,480,907 (±0.2% / ±14,380)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.8% ±2.4% (825  ±347) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 14.8% 916,065
  • about half the rate in Georgia: 10.8% 1,172,488

7.5% ±2.4% (799  ±262) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Metro Area: 6.5% 303,405 (±0.1% / ±4,704)
  • about the same as the rate in Georgia: 7.4% 608,876 (±0.1% / ±6,777)
799 Total veterans ±262 701 Male ±220 98 Female ±80

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