COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Covington County

Alabama · 36,478 residents · 1,031 sq mi

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With 36,478 people, Covington County is a county in Alabama. Median home value sits at $35,000. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. 22.0% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Renters pay $233 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

36,478

−3%vs 2000

vs 37,631 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,031 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(2,324)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.1%(2,573)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,721)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(2,710)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.6%(2,060)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(5,253)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(4,937)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(3,790)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(3,831)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(3,486)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(2,240)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(553)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,394

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,336 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,315

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,365 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.0%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $52,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$233

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $340 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.7% in 2000

24.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic85.7%(32,247)

Black12.3%(4,618)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(292)

Asian0.2%(64)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic86.3%(31,496)

Black13.1%(4,788)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(99)

Asian0.1%(54)

Other0.4%(140)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(396)

Puerto Rican0.3%(131)

Spaniard0.2%(59)

South American0.1%(41)

Venezuelan0.1%(31)

Cuban0.1%(27)

Central American0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0%(12)

Colombian0%(10)

Guatemalan0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(81)

Japanese0.1%(53)

Filipino0.1%(27)

Korean0%(7)

Chinese0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(32)

Native Hawaiian0%(11)

Ancestry

American13.1%(4,922)

English11.1%(4,166)

Irish7.6%(2,871)

German3.4%(1,298)

Scottish1.8%(663)

French1.1%(427)

Scotch-Irish1%(374)

Italian0.5%(172)

Dutch0.3%(130)

French Canadian0.2%(81)

British0.2%(70)

Welsh0.2%(64)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.2%(59)

Finnish0.1%(42)

Norwegian0.1%(37)

Ukrainian0.1%(33)

Subsaharan African0.1%(30)

Lithuanian0.1%(21)

Swiss0.1%(20)

Swedish0.1%(19)

Romanian0%(17)

Russian0%(17)

West Indian0%(17)

Hungarian0%(12)

Haitian0%(11)

Greek0%(9)

Slovak0%(6)

Jamaican0%(6)

Portuguese0%(4)

Australian0%(1)

Czech0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.3%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 16.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married28.9%(4,232)

Married54.5%(7,986)

Widowed4.3%(630)

Divorced12.3%(1,810)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(3,563)

Married49.5%(7,971)

Widowed13.3%(2,137)

Divorced15.1%(2,438)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.2%

−5.8 ptssince 2020

from 52.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.6%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

24.2%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.5%

−5.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 39.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)18.7%(457)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(577)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.2%(883)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.3%(129)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(12)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,438 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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