Covington, GA

Census Place

Add Comparison

2021 Population

14,065

0.34% 1-year decline

US Senator

Jon Ossoff

Democratic Party

US Senator

Raphael Warnock

Democratic Party

2021 Median Age

35.4

5.36% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

21%

19.8% 1-year decrease

2021 Median Household Income

$43,881

10.2% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$179,400

0.336% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Covington, GA had a population of 14.1k people with a median age of 35.4 and a median household income of $43,881. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Covington, GA declined from 14,113 to 14,065, a −0.34% decrease and its median household income grew from $39,818 to $43,881, a 10.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Covington, GA are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (46.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (43.8%), White (Hispanic) (2.65%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.29%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.25%).

None of the households in Covington, GA 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% of the residents in Covington, GA are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Covington, GA was $179,400, and the homeownership rate was 43.3%.

Most people in Covington, GA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 36.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Covington, GA was 2 cars per household.

United States Georgia Newton County, GA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Newton & Rockdale Counties PUMA, GA

Population & Diversity

Covington, GA is home to a population of 14.1k people, from which 99% are citizens. As of 2021, 4.47% of Covington, GA residents were born outside of the country (629 people).

In 2021, there were 1.06 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (6.57k people) in Covington, GA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.17k White (Non-Hispanic) and 373 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99%

2021 Citizenship

98.9%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 99% of Covington, GA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Covington, GA was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Covington, GA

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
6.57k ± 948
White (Non-Hispanic)
6.17k ± 946
White (Hispanic)
373 ± 321

6.65%

Hispanic Population

935 people

6.65% of the people in Covington, GA are hispanic (935 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Covington, GA as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

4.47%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

629 people

4.8%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

678 people

As of 2021, 4.47% of Covington, GA residents (629 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Covington, GA was 4.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
319 ± 163
Gulf War (1990s)
208 ± 193
Gulf War (2001-)
194 ± 130

Covington, GA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.53 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Covington, GA employs 6.52k people. The largest industries in Covington, GA are Educational Services (974 people), Retail Trade (903 people), and Manufacturing (641 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($87,621), Educational Services ($57,643), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($53,802).

Employment

Occupations

6.52k

2021 Value

± 886

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Covington, GA grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 6.26k employees to 6.52k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Covington, GA, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (981 people), Sales & Related Occupations (784 people), and Management Occupations (611 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Covington, GA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Georgia (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.

View Full Dashboard

Industries

Employment by Industries

6.52k

2021 Value

± 886

4.12%

1 Year growth

± 18.5%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Covington, GA grew at a rate of 4.12%, from 6.26k employees to 6.52k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Covington, GA, are Educational Services (974 people), Retail Trade (903 people), and Manufacturing (641 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Covington, GA, though some of these residents may live in Covington, GA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$35,507

Median earning men ± $4,039

$29,665

Median earning women ± $7,468

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($97,845), Public Administration ($66,364), and Wholesale Trade ($44,648).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,675), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($34,714), and Manufacturing ($33,320).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Georgia. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

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

View Full Dashboard

Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia product (by dollars) was Motorized vehicles with $73.4B, followed by Mixed freight ($67.6B) and Machinery ($50.5B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Georgia products.

Domestic Trade Growth

Showing data for Georgia.

$625B

2020 Value in Georgia

$1.3T

Projected 2050 Value in Georgia

109% growth

In 2020, total outbound Georgia trade was $625B. This is expected to increase 109% to $1.3T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Georgia trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Georgia to other states, or from other states to Georgia.

Most Common Trade Partners

Florida
$59.2B
Tennessee
$36.9B
North Carolina
$32.9B

In 2020, the top outbound Georgia domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Florida with $59.2B, followed by Tennessee with $36.9B and North Carolina and $32.9B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Georgia shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing the state of Georgia. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Georgia is currently represented by 14 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, GA. Showing the available data for Georgia.

2020 Election Results

Joseph R Biden Jr. (49.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (49.2%)
Republican Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.24%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Georgia went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (49.2%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.24%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Georgia for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Georgia

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

Jon Ossoff

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Inauguration delayed as incumbent senator David Perdue's term expired on January 3, 2021, two days prior to the 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia|runoff election.

Raphael Warnock

Senator from Georgia

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Elected to the seat to succeed Kelly Loeffler, who had been appointed to the seat following the resignation of Johnny Isakson.

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are the senators currently representing Georgia.

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 Georgia over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Georgia

Georgia is currently represented by 14 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Georgia have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

Measure

In 2021, 1.01% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.946% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (2.29M), Some college (1.78M), and Bachelors Degree (1.52M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Covington, GA was $179,400 in 2021, which is 0.733 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $178,800 to $179,400, a 0.336% increase. The homeownership rate in Covington, GA is 43.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Covington, GA have an average commute time of 36.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Covington, GA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$179,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$33,249

$2,407

Median Property Taxes

±$443

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, GA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

43.3%

Homeownership

2021

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 43.3% of the housing units in Covington, GA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 40.3%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

Use the dropdown to filter by race/ethnicity.

Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 1006
Census Tract 1004

The following map shows all of the places in Covington, GA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$43,881

Median Household Income

± $11,528

5.56k

Number of Households

± 720

In 2021, the median household income of the 5.56k households in Covington, GA grew to $43,881 from the previous year's value of $39,818.

The following chart displays the households in Covington, GA 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, GA is from Georgia.

0.475

2021 Wage GINI in Georgia

0.476

2020 Wage GINI in Georgia

In 2021, the income inequality in Georgia was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.141% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Georgia was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Georgia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (72.7%)
Worked At Home (16.1%)
Carpooled (5.56%)

In 2021, 72.7% of workers in Covington, GA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.1%) and those who carpooled to work (5.56%).

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

36.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Covington, GA have a longer commute time (36.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 7.75% of the workforce in Covington, GA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Covington, GA (2.78k out of 13.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Covington, GA is Black, followed by White 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.

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.

Health

86% of the population of Covington, GA has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 16.5% on Medicaid, 9.42% on Medicare, 20.4% on non-group plans, and 2.04% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Newton County, GA see 3991 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.67% increase from the previous year (3777 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 5665 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 994 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the country level. Showing data for Newton County, GA.

3,991 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Newton County, GA

Primary care physicians in Newton County, GA see an average of 3,991 patients per year. This represents a 5.67% increase from the previous year (3,777 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 24.3% between 18 and 34 years, 34.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.1% were men and 55.9% were women.

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

Uninsured People

14%

Uninsured

37.6%

Employer Coverage

16.5%

Medicaid

9.42%

Medicare

20.4%

Non-Group

2.04%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Covington, GA grew by 2.04% from 13.7% to 14%.

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