Covington

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  3. Covington Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Covington Employment Information
  5. Covington Family Information
  6. Covington Education Information
  7. Covington Public Benefits Information
  8. Covington Criminal Information
  9. Covington Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Covington Zip Codes


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Covington Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 12,716
  • Land Area (2000): 175.245 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 0.171 square kilometers
Covington Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 8,538 2003 8,643 2005 9,083
2002 8,623 2004 Not Available 2006 9,133

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Houses (2000): 4,980
Covington Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 8,071 63.43%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 177 1.39%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 4,476 35.18%

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Covington Employment Information Back to top
Covington Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Public Administration 264 10.00%
2. Construction 253 9.58%
3. Food Manufacturing 176 6.67%
4. Metal Manufactuing 105 3.98%
5. Food and Beverage Stores 102 3.86%
6. Printing and Related Manufacturing 102 3.86%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 93 3.52%
8. Repair and Maintenance 87 3.30%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 80 3.03%
10. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 79 2.99%
11. Health Care 73 2.77%
12. Furniture and Related Manufacturing 68 2.58%
13. Truck Transportation 68 2.58%
14. Accommodation and Food Services 62 2.35%
15. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 60 2.27%
16. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 56 2.12%
17. Educational Services 50 1.89%
18. Utilities 48 1.82%
19. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 42 1.59%
20. Beverage and Tobacco Manufacturing 41 1.55%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Educational Services 331 13.00%
2. Health Care 304 11.94%
3. Public Administration 146 5.73%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 129 5.06%
5. Finance and Insurance 123 4.83%
6. Social Assistance 119 4.67%
7. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 101 3.97%
8. Food Manufacturing 99 3.89%
9. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 96 3.77%
10. Metal Manufactuing 75 2.94%
11. Department and Other General Stores 67 2.63%
12. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 62 2.43%
13. Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing 58 2.28%
14. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 52 2.04%
15. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 52 2.04%
16. Food and Beverage Stores 51 2.00%
17. Furniture and Home Furnishings, Wholesale 41 1.61%
18. Printing and Related Manufacturing 38 1.49%
19. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 36 1.41%
20. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 35 1.37%

Covington Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Other Production Occupations 262 9.92%
2. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 146 5.53%
3. Other Installation / Maintenance 138 5.23%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 136 5.15%
5. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 103 3.90%
6. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 97 3.67%
7. Law Enforcement Workers 97 3.67%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 90 3.41%
9. Other Management Occupations 89 3.37%
10. Vehicle Mechanics 86 3.26%
11. Other Office and Admin Support 73 2.77%
12. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 70 2.65%
13. Metal Workers and Plastic Workers 68 2.58%
14. Business Operations Specialists 62 2.35%
15. Carpenters 59 2.23%
16. Printing Workers 51 1.93%
17. Religious Workers 51 1.93%
18. Accountants and Auditors 48 1.82%
19. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 46 1.74%
20. Top Executives 46 1.74%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Production Occupations 216 8.48%
2. Secretaries and Admins 177 6.95%
3. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 169 6.64%
4. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 152 5.97%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 104 4.08%
6. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 103 4.04%
7. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 85 3.34%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 80 3.14%
9. Other Management Occupations 77 3.02%
10. Health Technologists and Technicians 71 2.79%
11. Cashiers 67 2.63%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 65 2.55%
13. Other Sales and Related Occupations 63 2.47%
14. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 61 2.39%
15. Registered Nurses 60 2.36%
16. Other Financial Specialists 59 2.32%
17. Child Care Workers 58 2.28%
18. Assemblers and Fabricators 56 2.20%
19. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 55 2.16%
20. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 53 2.08%

Covington Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 5,010 53.18%
15-35 hours 788 8.36%
1-14 hours 252 2.67%
No regular hours 3,371 35.78%

Covington Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 209 4.19%
5 AM-5:29 AM 284 5.69%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 330 6.61%
6 AM-6:29 AM 565 11.31%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 669 13.40%
7 AM-7:29 AM 824 16.50%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 702 14.06%
8 AM-8:29 AM 275 5.51%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 32 0.64%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 268 5.37%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 55 1.10%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 7 0.14%
Noon-3:59 PM 474 9.49%
4 PM-11:59 PM 300 6.01%

Covington Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 287 5.75%
5-9 994 19.90%
10-14 929 18.60%
15-19 699 14.00%
20-24 425 8.51%
25-29 114 2.28%
30-34 417 8.35%
35-39 46 0.92%
40-44 60 1.20%
45-59 408 8.17%
60-89 452 9.05%
At least 90 163 3.26%

Covington Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 0 0.00% 3,448 69.04%
30-44 0 0.00% 523 10.47%
45-59 6 0.12% 402 8.05%
At least 60 0 0.00% 615 12.31%

Covington Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 0 0.00%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 672 13.02%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 4,240 82.17%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 0 0.00%
Color 4 Box Other 34 0.66%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 6 0.12%
Color 6 Box Walked 42 0.81%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 166 3.22%

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Covington Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 4,751 (12,385 people)
Families (2000): 3,419 (10,753 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 1,185
People at same address in 1995: 6,888
Covington Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 930 19.57%
$10,000-$14,999 434 9.13%
$15,000-$19,999 307 6.46%
$20,000-$24,999 326 6.86%
$25,000-$29,999 263 5.54%
$30,000-$34,999 231 4.86%
$35,000-$39,999 221 4.65%
$40,000-$44,999 269 5.66%
$45,000-$49,999 358 7.54%
$50,000-$59,999 376 7.91%
$60,000-$74,999 399 8.40%
$75,000-$99,999 341 7.18%
$100,000-$124,999 156 3.28%
$125,000-$149,999 47 0.99%
$150,000-$199,999 57 1.20%
$200,000 or more 36 0.76%

Covington Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 1,224 25.73%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 1,374 28.88%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 122 2.56%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 837 17.59%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 12 0.25%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 675 14.19%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 8 0.17%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 309 6.49%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 2 0.04%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 110 2.31%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 1 0.02%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 84 1.77%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Covington Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 3,527 29.28%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 1,103 9.16%
Public Assistance 267 2.22%
Retirement 695 5.77%
Self Employment 535 4.44%
Social Security 1,383 11.48%
Supplemental Security 364 3.02%
Wage / Salary 3,380 28.06%
Other 793 6.58%

Covington Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 1,328 59.26%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 913 40.74%

Covington Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 347 8.20%
Color 1 Box Married 2,541 60.06%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,197 28.29%
Color 3 Box Widowed 146 3.45%

Covington Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 602 11.16%
Color 1 Box Married 2,639 48.93%
Color 2 Box Never Married 1,277 23.68%
Color 3 Box Widowed 875 16.22%

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Covington Education Information Back to top
Covington Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 993 10.99%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 1,776 19.66%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 3,306 36.59%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 1,705 18.87%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 287 3.18%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 666 7.37%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 302 3.34%

Covington Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 164 1.29% 57 0.45% 221 1.74%
Kindergarten 192 1.51% 6 0.05% 198 1.56%
Grades 1-4 907 7.13% 30 0.24% 937 7.37%
Grades 5-8 790 6.21% 75 0.59% 865 6.80%
Grades 9-12 694 5.46% 41 0.32% 735 5.78%
Undergrad college 384 3.02% 37 0.29% 421 3.31%
Graduate or professional school 35 0.28% 18 0.14% 53 0.42%
Total 3,166 24.90% 264 2.08% 3,430 26.97%

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Covington Public Benefits Information Back to top
Covington Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 9,749 78.81%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 2,622 21.19%

Covington Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Covington Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 69
Covington Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 6.910 0.234 0.000 2.108 9.253 0.234 19.911 37.128 3.982 61.256
2002 7.422 0.580 0.232 3.247 11.481 0.232 15.540 51.026 3.827 70.625
2003 3.471 0.579 0.347 1.504 5.901 0.116 20.132 43.851 4.165 68.148
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 9.578 0.110 0.000 1.101 10.789 0.110 18.716 38.423 3.303 60.443
2006 8.431 0.328 0.000 2.299 11.059 0.219 15.329 40.622 2.737 58.688
2007 11.639 0.326 0.109 1.740 13.815 0.000 12.401 39.922 2.284 54.607

Covington Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 1 30
2005 1 29
2006 1 30
2007 1 32

Covington Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 602
2002 708

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Covington Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Covington Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 2,016 15.85%
10-19 Years 2,034 16.00%
20-29 Years 1,562 12.28%
30-39 Years 1,722 13.54%
40-49 Years 1,807 14.21%
50-59 Years 1,281 10.07%
60-69 Years 988 7.77%
70-79 Years 776 6.10%
80-89 Years 428 3.37%
90+ Years 102 0.80%

Covington Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 5,819 45.76%
Color 1 Box Female 6,897 54.24%

Covington Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,840 61.65%
Color 1 Box African-American 4,581 36.03%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 98 0.77%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 77 0.61%
Color 2 Box Asian 57 0.45%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 52 0.41%
Color 6 Box Other Race 10 0.08%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 1 0.01%

Covington Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,712 36.23%
2. Irish 739 15.64%
3. English 612 12.95%
4. German 542 11.47%
5. Scotch Irish 250 5.29%
6. Scottish 166 3.51%
7. French Non-Basque 164 3.47%
8. Italian 110 2.33%
9. Dutch 109 2.31%
10. African 88 1.86%

Covington Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 11,665 98.51%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 123 1.04%
3. French 18 0.15%
4. Tagalog 17 0.14%
5. Scandinavian 12 0.10%
6. German 7 0.06%

Covington Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 12,653 99.44%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 46 0.36%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 25 0.20%

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Covington Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Covington Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
38019