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Covington, GA
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Covington profile


Living in Covington



Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,381 people and 17 constituent neighborhoods, Covington is the 83rd largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Covington was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Covington economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Covington, where the median household income is $43,881.00.

Also of interest is that Covington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Covington is also a city of artists. Covington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Covington’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Covington, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.46 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small city, Covington doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, Covington is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 27.34% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Covington in 2018 was $26,268, which is upper middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,072 for a family of four. However, Covington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Covington is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Covington residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Covington include English, Irish, German, European, and French.

The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.