COMPARING TWO PLACES
Covington vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Covington, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Covington is 43% larger than Lafayette. Lafayette earns more, with a median household income $9,482 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -4%).
COVINGTONLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,5856,020+43% vs Lafayette
Population density7511,136−386
Population growth-4.1%24.8%−29.0 pts
Median age40.332.3+8.0
Male43.2%46.3%−3.1 pts
Female56.8%53.7%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.1%2.5%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.4%83.0%−40.6 pts
Black55.2%1.5%+53.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%13.5%−12.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.0%2.1%−1.0 pts
Median household income$42,254$51,736−$9,482
Per capita income$25,015$19,907+$5,108
Poverty rate29.2%27.6%+1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%11.8%+1.9 pts
Graduate degree9.2%1.9%+7.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%5.4%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation55.0%56.5%−1.5 pts
Median home value$185,900$213,900−$28,000
Median gross rent$933$896+$37
Owner-occupied45.3%48.5%−3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.8%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%39.1%+1.2 pts
Average commute23.028.1−5.0
Worked from home7.6%1.5%+6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%12.3%−6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025