COMPARING TWO PLACES
Covington vs West Lafayette
PLACE A
Covington, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
West Lafayette, Ohio
Covington is 253% larger than West Lafayette. West Lafayette earns more, with a median household income $7,007 higher. West Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
COVINGTONWEST LAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,5852,430+253% vs West Lafayette
Population density7512,819−2,068
Population growth-4.1%4.1%−8.3 pts
Median age40.339.2+1.1
Male43.2%50.6%−7.5 pts
Female56.8%49.4%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic42.4%95.8%−53.4 pts
Black55.2%0.6%+54.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%2.5%−1.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.0%1.2%−0.1 pts
Median household income$42,254$49,261−$7,007
Per capita income$25,015$24,584+$431
Poverty rate29.2%31.7%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.398+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%14.7%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree9.2%1.4%+7.8 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%3.2%+5.6 pts
Labor force participation55.0%60.0%−5.0 pts
Median home value$185,900$101,900+$84,000
Median gross rent$933$719+$214
Owner-occupied45.3%74.2%−28.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%2.3%+8.8 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%42.8%−2.5 pts
Average commute23.023.2−0.1
Worked from home7.6%1.5%+6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.8%4.0%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025