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Covington city, VA

5,680 Population
5.5 square miles 1,038.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38 ±4.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,761 ±$2,338 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$41,944 ±$11,178 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.7% ±6.2% (1,438  ±345) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.1 minutes ±4 (31,965  ±8,455) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,576 ±118 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (5,599  ±4) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.4% ±2.5% (28  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,035 ±12 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$83,500 ±$5,761 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-fifth of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.1% ±2.9% (286  ±166.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.4% ±8.6% (3,316  ±346.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
9.5% ±3.2% (364  ±122.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

4.1% (233  ±71) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.6% ±1.8% (245  ±80) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
245 Total veterans ±80 238 Male ±79 7 Female ±13

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