Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,529 people and nine constituent neighborhoods, Covington is the 80th largest community in Georgia.

Covington is a blue-collar town, with 37.2% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Covington is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.23%), sales jobs (9.47%), and food service (7.40%).

Covington is a small city, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Covington, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.58% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Even though Covington is a smaller city, it has many people who hop on public transportation - mostly taxis - for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

Covington Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Covington rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.72% of adults 25 and older in Covington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Covington in 2000 was $15,554, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $62,216 for a family of four.

Covington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covington home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Covington is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Covington include English, Irish, German, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Some people also speak Spanish.