Covington is a city of 41,110 people in Kentucky. 52% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $187,300, having more than doubled since 2000. There are 3,123 people per square mile. 20.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The foreign-born share is 5%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $61,166, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 37.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 42%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Covington
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree9.8% → 32.2%(+22.4 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Covington's population equals 24% of Kenton County's. Its number of households without a car equals 58% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 42% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.9%(463)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)9.1%(162)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32%(572)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.6%(64)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.6%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,787 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Covington, decade by decade
Covington population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
43,264
$50,409
$98,883
9.8%
20.6
2000
43,370
$55,989
$131,706
13.3%
30.6
2010
40,640
$53,823
$149,468
17.3%
41.4
2020
40,961
$55,796
$145,566
28.3%
53.9
2024
41,110
$61,166
$187,300
32.2%
51.9
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
