Covington County, AL

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2024 Population

37,628

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

43.3

1.17% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

19.2%

6.34% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,456

3.09% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$152,100

6.74% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

14,911

1.37% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Covington County, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Covington County, AL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Covington County, AL are Lurleen B Wallace Community College (590 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Covington County, AL was $152,100, and the homeownership rate was 76.3%.

Most people in Covington County, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Covington County, AL was 2 cars per household.

Covington County, AL borders Butler County, AL, Coffee County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Okaloosa County, FL, and Walton County, FL.

United States Alabama

Population & Diversity

Covington County, AL is home to a population of 37.6k people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.22% of Covington County, AL residents were born outside of the country (460 people).

In 2024, there were 6.92 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (31k people) in Covington County, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.48k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 1.01k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%

2024 Citizenship

99.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Covington County, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Covington County, AL was 99.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Covington County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Covington County, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
31k ± 94
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
4.48k ± 249
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
1.01k ± 255

2.03%

Hispanic Population

765 people

2.03% of the people in Covington County, AL are hispanic (765 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Covington County, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
52,201 ± 5,580 people
Guatemala
19,759 ± 3,444 people
Korea
10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

Foreign-Born Population

1.22%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

460 people

1.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

426 people

As of 2024, 1.22% of Covington County, AL residents (460 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Covington County, AL was 1.13%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Covington County, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
825 ± 139
Gulf War (2001-)
457 ± 152
Gulf War (1990s)
406 ± 104

Covington County, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.81 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Covington County, AL.

Economy

The economy of Covington County, AL employs 14.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Covington County, AL were Health Care & Social Assistance (2,257 people), Retail Trade (1,789 people), and Manufacturing (1,788 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($93,549), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($64,286), and Utilities ($63,409).

Employment

Occupations

14.9k

2024 Value

± 805

−1.37%

1 Year decline

± 7.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Covington County, AL declined at a rate of −1.37%, from 15.1k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Covington County, AL, are Management Occupations (1,543 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,525 people), and Production Occupations (1,396 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Covington County, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

14.9k

2024 Value

± 805

−1.37%

1 Year decline

± 7.58%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Covington County, AL declined at a rate of −1.37%, from 15.1k employees to 14.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Covington County, AL, are Health Care & Social Assistance (2,257 people), Retail Trade (1,789 people), and Manufacturing (1,788 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Covington County, AL, though some of these residents may live in Covington County, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$47,121

Median earning men ± $4,627

$32,228

Median earning women ± $1,565

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,866), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,769), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,156).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,833), Construction ($52,159), and Public Administration ($43,276).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Y-Axis

2.1%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

77
Retail Trade
68
Other Services (except Public Administration)
68
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$99.4k
Manufacturing
$70.3k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$51k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Covington County, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.1%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

Tommy Tuberville

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Katie Britt

Senator from Alabama

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2023, universities in Covington County, AL awarded 590 degrees. The student population of Covington County, AL in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 969 male students and 1,161 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Covington County, AL are White (442 and 74.9%), Black or African American (103 and 17.5%), Two or More Races (36 and 6.1%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 0.678%).

The largest universities in Covington County, AL by number of degrees awarded are Lurleen B Wallace Community College (590 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Covington County, AL are General Studies (104 and 17.6%), Welding Technology (98 and 16.6%), and Industrial Electronics Technology (64 and 10.8%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,130 students enrolled in Covington County, AL, 45.5% men and 54.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 1,493 records, of which 54.3% were women and 45.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
104 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
49 degrees awarded
Industrial Electronics Technology
39 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Covington County, AL was General Studies with 104 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Covington County, AL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

590 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lurleen B Wallace Community College with 590 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 292 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Covington County, AL, which is 0.98 times less than the 298 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 442 degrees mean that there were 4.29 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 103 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,810) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,170) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,192) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Covington County, AL was $152,100 in 2024, which is 0.457 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $142,500 to $152,100, a 6.74% increase. The homeownership rate in Covington County, AL is 76.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Covington County, AL have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Covington County, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Covington County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.24%.

Housing

Property

$152,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,043

$11,168

Median Property Taxes

±$605

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Covington County, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Covington County, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

76.3%

Homeownership

2024

64.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 76.3% of the housing units in Covington County, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 75.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Covington County, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,456

Median Household Income

± $3,788

14.6k

Number of Households

± 754

In 2024, the median household income of the 14.6k households in Covington County, AL grew to $52,456 from the previous year's value of $50,886.

The following chart displays the households in Covington County, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Covington County, AL is from Alabama.

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.458

2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (84.8%)
Carpooled (9.68%)
Worked At Home (2.86%)

In 2024, 84.8% of workers in Covington County, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.68%) and those who worked at home (2.86%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Covington County, AL have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.91% of the workforce in Covington County, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Covington County, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Covington County, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Covington County, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 11.9% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Covington County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.24%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

19.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Covington County, AL (7.1k out of 37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Covington County, AL is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 22.4% of the children was living in poverty in Covington County, AL. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 11.6%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 331 in Covington County, AL. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator grew 19.3 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

90.6% of the population of Covington County, AL has health coverage, with 39.1% on employee plans, 20.3% on Medicaid, 16.2% on Medicare, 13.4% on non-group plans, and 1.62% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Covington County, AL see 2,085 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,085 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2686 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1265 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,085 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Covington County, AL

Primary care physicians in Covington County, AL see an average of 2,085 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,085 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Covington County, AL in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.9% under 18 years, 16.8% between 18 and 34 years, 37.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.2% were men and 51.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

9.4%

Uninsured

39.1%

Employer Coverage

20.3%

Medicaid

16.2%

Medicare

13.4%

Non-Group

1.62%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Covington County, AL declined by 9.1% from 10.3% to 9.4%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Covington County, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 72.9 in Covington County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Covington County, AL.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 44.6% in Covington County, AL.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Covington County, AL.