2022 population: 5,679 ( 282 from 2010 , 65 from 2020)
Land area: 5.5 square miles
Population density: 1038.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,547	80.07%	8.2%
Black:	716	12.61%	3.4%
Indian:	23	0.41%	27.8%
Asian:	51	0.90%	54.5%
2+ races:	170	2.99%	49.1%
Hispanic:	172	3.03%	87.0%

Total non-White:	1,132	19.93%	12.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	200	17.4
Deaths:	233	20.3
Net Migration:	-33	-2.9
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-408	-6.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	126	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,961
4,955	83.12%
741	12.43%
18	0.30%
33	0.55%
114	1.91%
92	1.54%
1,006	16.88%

2000
6,303
5,271	83.63%
828	13.14%
22	0.35%
42	0.67%
94	1.49%
40	0.63%
1,032	16.37%

1990
6,991
5,940	84.97%
970	13.87%
0	0.00%
55	0.79%
n/a
26	0.37%
1,051	15.03%

1980
9,063
7,746	85.47%
1,181	13.03%
5	0.06%
0	0.00%
n/a
131	1.45%
1,317	14.53%

1970
10,060
8,793	87.41%
1,206	11.99%
1	0.01%
5	0.05%
n/a
53	0.53%
1,267	12.59%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
510	8.1
784	12.4
23	0.4
128	2.0

-316	-5.0
-26	-0.4

Number	Rate
1990's
791	11.3
1,113	15.9
-187	-2.7
9	0.1

-669	-9.6
-19	-0.3

Number	Rate
1980's
926	10.2
1,015	11.2
0	0.0
n/a

-1,806	-19.9
-266	-2.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-1,047	-10.4
50	0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Covington city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.9
1,285	22.6%
4,394	77.4%
1,092	19.2%

2,503
2.25

1,520	60.7%
1,113	73.2%
151	9.9%
983	39.3%

2010
Number	Percent
42.9
1,267	21.3%
4,694	78.7%
1,116	18.7%

2,632
2.23

1,559	59.2%
1,069	68.6%
186	11.9%
1,073	40.8%

2000
Number	Percent
40.6
1,341	21.3%
4,962	78.7%
1,289	20.5%

2,835
2.22

1,768	62.4%
1,329	75.2%
160	9.0%
1,067	37.6%

1990
Number	Percent
39.3
1,407	20.1%
5,584	79.9%
1,547	22.1%

2,990
2.33

2,015	67.4%
1,558	77.3%
113	5.6%
975	32.6%

1980
Number	Percent
35.3
2,228	24.6%
6,835	75.4%
1,602	17.7%

3,513
2.57

2,589	73.7%
2,049	79.1%
150	5.8%
924	26.3%

2022 Housing Data for Covington city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	149	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	82	3.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	172	6.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	204	8.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	282	11.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	175	7.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	76	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	67	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	167	6.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	272	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	220	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	222	8.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	205	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	138	5.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	67	2.7%
$200,000 or more	5	0.2%

Median Household Income	45,737
Per Capita Income	24,657

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	76
Compared to U.S.	76

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	166	6.6%
Public Assistance	37	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	253	10.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,148	64.5%
Unemployed	59	1.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,207	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	1,121	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	833	806	50.8%
Non-Profit	92	240	27.7%
Self-Employed	77	31	71.3%

Local Government	60	78	43.5%
State Government	63	52	54.8%
Federal Government	13	12	52.0%

Total Private + Self	910	837	52.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	228	382	37.4%
Total	1,138	1,219	48.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	122	5.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	569	24.1%
Professional, Technical	425	18.0%
Service Occupations	521	22.1%
All others	720	30.5%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	478	20.3%
Manufacturing	371	15.7%
Retail trade	358	15.2%
Construction	218	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	193	8.2%
Public administration	148	6.3%
Educational services	125	5.3%
Transportation and warehousing	123	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	86	3.6%
Other services	72	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	51	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	49	2.1%
Information	46	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	19	0.8%
Wholesale trade	14	0.6%
Finance and insurance	6	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59	1.03%
Puerto Rican	25	0.44%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	36	0.63%
Costa Rican	25	0.44%
Guatemalan	11	0.19%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.28%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	33	0.58%
Korean	22	0.38%
Chinese	9	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	5,233	97.4%
Spanish	49	0.9%
Tagalog	33	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	23	0.4%
Korean	22	0.4%
Chinese	9	0.2%
German, other Germanic	4	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	741	13.0%
English	622	10.9%
Irish	530	9.3%
German	524	9.2%
European	274	4.8%
Italian	80	1.4%
Scottish	58	1.0%
French	53	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	43	0.8%
Norwegian	34	0.6%
Czech	22	0.4%
Polish	20	0.3%
Swiss	14	0.2%
Dutch	9	0.2%
Danish	7	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,698	99.6%
Not a citizen	24	0.4%

Native	5,670	99.1%
Foreign-born	52	0.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
102	2.6%	352	8.8%	1,917	48.0%	1,165	29.2%	296	7.4%	159	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	102	2.6%
9-12 Years	352	8.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,917	48.0%
Some College	1,165	29.2%
Bach. Degree	296	7.4%
Grad Degree	159	4.0%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	3,239	2,917	322	9.9%	4.4%
1991	3,408	2,978	430	12.6%	5.8%
1992	3,062	2,632	430	14.0%	6.2%
1993	3,311	2,977	334	10.1%	5.2%
1994	3,278	2,893	385	11.7%	4.8%
1995	3,345	3,024	321	9.6%	4.4%
1996	3,469	3,195	274	7.9%	4.3%
1997	3,495	3,204	291	8.3%	3.7%
1998	3,418	3,232	186	5.4%	2.8%
1999	3,326	3,082	244	7.3%	2.7%

2000	2,901	2,787	114	3.9%	2.3%
2001	2,990	2,844	146	4.9%	3.3%
2002	3,079	2,879	200	6.5%	4.4%
2003	3,082	2,904	178	5.8%	4.3%
2004	2,883	2,708	175	6.1%	4.1%
2005	2,848	2,673	175	6.1%	3.8%
2006	2,798	2,581	217	7.8%	3.3%
2007	2,712	2,540	172	6.3%	3.3%
2008	2,678	2,481	197	7.4%	4.3%
2009	2,756	2,473	283	10.3%	6.8%

2010	2,694	2,402	292	10.8%	7.3%
2011	2,658	2,409	249	9.4%	6.6%
2012	2,639	2,407	232	8.8%	5.9%
2013	2,560	2,350	210	8.2%	5.6%
2014	2,495	2,299	196	7.9%	5.1%
2015	2,427	2,283	144	5.9%	4.4%
2016	2,385	2,247	138	5.8%	4.0%
2017	2,459	2,312	147	6.0%	3.7%
2018	2,410	2,299	111	4.6%	2.9%
2019	2,421	2,326	95	3.9%	2.7%

2020	2,412	2,181	231	9.6%	6.2%
2021	2,297	2,164	133	5.8%	3.9%
2022	2,303	2,208	95	4.1%	2.9%
2023	2,276	2,182	94	4.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,049
Median Value	$80,100

Occupied	2,503	82.1%
Vacant	546	17.9%

Owned	1,883	75.2%
Rented	620	24.8%
Median Rent	$718

Single-Family Units	2,599	85.2%
Detached	2,586	84.8%
Attached	13	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	40	1.3%
Mobile Homes	177	5.8%

Covington city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Covington city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Covington city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Covington city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Covington city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Covington city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Covington city, VA