Covelo

Population: 1,495
Median household income: $35,735
Median home value: $322,600

Located in Mendocino County, California, Covelo is a community with a population of 1,495. The median household income of $35,735 is below the Mendocino County median ($64,688).

Between 2019 and 2023, Covelo's population grew 31.1% from 1,140 to 1,495, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $238,300 to $322,600.

18.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 59.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,495
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $35,735
Median home value: $322,600
Median gross rent: $1,110
Housing units: 620
Homeownership rate: 59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 26.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,1401,495

Median household income

$37,143$35,735

Median home value

$238,300$322,600

Median gross rent

$1,171$1,110

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,140	$37,143	$238,300	$1,171
2020	1,352	$37,969	$243,600	$1,185
2021	1,317	$42,654	$275,000	$1,113
2022	1,359	$45,162	$342,700	$1,145
2023	1,495	$35,735	$322,600	$1,110

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 513.1%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 246.0%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4416.8%

45 to 547.4%

55 to 645.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	196	13.1%
5 to 17	305	20.4%
18 to 24	89	6.0%
25 to 34	222	14.8%
35 to 44	251	16.8%
45 to 54	110	7.4%
55 to 64	81	5.4%
65 to 74	129	8.6%
75 and over	112	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	484	32.4%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	246	16.5%
Asian	7	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.6%
Two or more races	162	10.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	586	39.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree14.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	223	24.6%
High school graduate	219	24.2%
Some college or associate's	300	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	128	14.1%
Graduate or professional degree	35	3.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked14.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home18.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	240	61.4%
Carpooled	24	6.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	14.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	18.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	232	72.5%
15 to 29 min	37	11.6%
30 to 44 min	19	5.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	32	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.02
Poverty rate: 46.0% (684 of 1,488)

	Count	Share
Family households	335	67.8%
Nonfamily households	159	32.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	494	79.7%
Vacant	126	20.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	292	59.1%
Renter-occupied	202	40.9%

1-unit, detached76.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	476	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	4.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	119	19.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0616728
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.1 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.8002, -123.2526