Covington, Kentucky Population History 1850 - 2019

What is the current population of Covington?

Based on the latest 2020 data from the US census, the current population of Covington is 40,341. Covington, Kentucky is the 965th largest city in the US.

Covington Geography [top]

What county is Covington, Kentucky in?

Covington is located entirely in Kenton County.

What is the size of Covington, Kentucky in square miles?

Covington has an area of 13.2 square miles.

Covington Population Facts [top]

What was the peak population of Covington?

The peak population of Covington was in 1990, when its population was 43,635. In 1990, Covington was the 615th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 965th largest city in the US. Covington is currently 7.5% smaller than it was in 1990.

How quickly is Covington shrinking?

Covington has shrunk 6.1% since the year 2000. Covington, Kentucky's growth is extremely below average. 95% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Covington, Kentucky?

Covington has a population density of 3,079.3 people per square mile. Covington has the 8th highest population density in Kentucky.

Covington Demographics [top]

What is the voting age population of Covington, Kentucky?

The total voting age population of Covington, Kentucky, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 30,353. The voting age population is 49.0% male and 51.0% female.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 12.4% of the residents of Covington are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Covington, Kentucky?

The racial demographics of Covington are 80.3% White, 11.6% Black, 3.6% Other, 3.6% Two or more races, 0.7% Asian and 0.3% American Indian. Additionally, 6.0% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky residents are below the poverty line?

In Covington, 23.1% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 34.7%. On a per-household basis, 18.5% of families are below the poverty line in Covington.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 65.0% of Covington residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Covington, Kentucky residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 84.3% of Covington residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 25.1% have a bachelor's degree and 8.6% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Covington residents aged 5 and older, 5.4% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 4.2% of residents speak Spanish at home, 0.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 0.3% speak an Asian language.

Covington Income & Labor Statistics [top]

What is the unemployment rate in Covington, Kentucky?

The unemployment rate in Covington is 7.9%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky residents work for the government?

In Covington, 9.2% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Covington, Kentucky?

The median household income in Covington is $43,437.

Covington Housing & Rent Statistics [top]

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Covington, Kentucky?

In Covington, 48.8% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Covington, Kentucky?

Renters occupy 51.2% of housing units in Covington.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Covington, 50.0% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Covington, Kentucky housing units were built after 2000?

In Covington, 6.3% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 1,300 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Covington, Kentucky?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Covington is $714.

What percentage of households in Covington, Kentucky have broadband internet?

In Covington, 76.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.

Covington Population By Year

Year	Population	Rank in US
2019	40,341	965
2018	40,366	958
2017	40,455	943
2016	40,797	924
2015	40,997	915
2014	40,944	907
2013	40,956	894
2012	40,713	891
2011	40,578	889
2010	40,640	884
2000	42,986	741
1990	43,635	615
1900	42,938	86
1890	37,371	82
1880	29,720	65
1870	24,505	53
1860	16,471	56
1850	9,408	70