Covina is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 47,144 people and 14 constituent neighborhoods, Covina is the 167th largest community in California.

Unlike some cities, Covina isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Covina are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Covina is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covina who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.90%), sales jobs (10.91%), and management occupations (8.43%).

In addition, Covina is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

One downside of living in Covina is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Covina, the average commute to work is 30.80 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Covina Information and Demographics

The population of Covina overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Covina, 18.84% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Covina in 2000 was $20,231, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $80,924 for a family of four.

Covina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covina home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Covina is White, followed by Asian. Covina also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 39.69% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Covina include German, Irish, English, and Italian.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Covina's cultural character, accounting for 20.05% of the city's population.

The languages spoken by people in Covina are also diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in Covina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish, Chinese, and Tagalog.