With 5,680 people, Covington is a city in Virginia. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 9% of adults. Households here earn about 55% less than in Virginia as a whole. The typical home is worth $83,500, having risen by half since 2000. 25.7% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median household earns $41,944, about 49% below the national median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $41,944, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 10%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Covington
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate13.1% → 25.7%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share85.0% → 79.1%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Population6,991 → 5,680(−19%)US over the same years: +35%
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)22.9%(56)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.1%(59)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era55.1%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(12)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 245 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
6,991
$50,193
$92,403
7.0%
32.3
2000
6,303
$55,242
$92,358
6.4%
35.4
2010
5,961
$50,748
$94,802
10.4%
36.6
2020
5,737
$49,723
$85,328
15.1%
44.5
2024
5,680
$41,944
$83,500
9.5%
44.4
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.
