Covington Population History 1990 - 2023

Covington Population Facts

What is the current population of Covington?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Covington is 21,125. Covington, Washington is the 1,809th largest city in the US.

What county is Covington, Washington in?

Covington is located entirely in King County.

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

Covington has an area of 5.9 square miles.

What was the peak population of Covington?

The current population of Covington (21,125) is it's peak population.

How quickly is Covington growing?

Covington has grown 48.9% since the 2000. Covington, Washington is growing moderately quickly; it is growing faster than 78% of similarly sized cities since 2000.

What is the population density of Covington, Washington?

Covington has a population density of 2,998.1 people per square mile.

Covington Demographics

What is the voting age population of Covington, Washington?

The total voting age population of Covington, Washington, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 15,328. The voting age population is 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

What percentage of Covington, Washington residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 10.8% of the residents of Covington are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Covington, Washington?

The racial demographics of Covington are 71.1% White, 12.5% Asian, 8.1% Two or more races, 4.5% Black, 3.4% Other and 0.4% American Indian. Additionally, 8.0% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

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

In Covington, 4.7% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 3.6%. On a per-household basis, 2.2% of families are below the poverty line in Covington.

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

Among those aged 16 and older, 71.9% of Covington residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Covington, Washington residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 92.9% of Covington residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 28.4% have a bachelor's degree and 6.5% have a graduate or professional degree.

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

Among Covington residents aged 5 and older, 18.5% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 4.5% of residents speak Spanish at home, 3.4% speak an Indo-European language, and 9.9% speak an Asian language.

Covington Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Covington, Washington?

The unemployment rate in Covington is 2.1%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

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

In Covington, 12.5% 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, Washington?

The median household income in Covington is $105,154.

Covington Housing & Rent Statistics

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

In Covington, 81.1% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

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

Renters occupy 18.9% of housing units in Covington.

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

Of all the housing units in Covington, 0.8% of them were build before 1940.

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

In Covington, 32.2% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 2,400 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Covington, Washington?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Covington is $1,764.

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

In Covington, 93.2% of households have an active broadband internet connection.