Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 14,381 people and 17 associated 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 $47,278.00.

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.

A relatively large number of people in Covington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.65% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

One downside of living in Covington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Covington, the average commute to work is 32.44 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small city, Covington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Covington citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.42% of adults in Covington have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Covington in 2018 was $27,797, 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 $111,188 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 Scots-Irish.

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