COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cold Spring vs Covington
PLACE A
Cold Spring, Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Covington, Tennessee
Cold Spring is 23% smaller than Covington. Cold Spring earns more, with a median household income $32,746 higher. Cold Spring has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
COLD SPRINGCOVINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,6408,585−23% vs Covington
Population density1,399751+648
Population growth5.1%-4.1%+9.3 pts
Median age52.040.3+11.7
Male44.9%43.2%+1.7 pts
Female55.1%56.8%−1.7 pts
Foreign-born3.5%0.1%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.2%42.4%+51.8 pts
Black2.2%55.2%−53.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%1.4%−0.3 pts
Asian0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other1.6%1.0%+0.6 pts
Median household income$75,000$42,254+$32,746
Per capita income$53,092$25,015+$28,077
Poverty rate9.9%29.2%−19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%13.7%+28.9 pts
Graduate degree18.3%9.2%+9.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%8.8%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation56.0%55.0%+0.9 pts
Median home value$253,600$185,900+$67,700
Median gross rent$1,191$933+$258
Owner-occupied89.1%45.3%+43.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%11.1%−8.7 pts
Rent-burdened households64.3%40.3%+24.0 pts
Average commute21.623.0−1.5
Worked from home22.9%7.6%+15.3 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured3.8%5.8%−2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025