Covelo vs Fort Bragg

A side-by-side comparison of Covelo and Fort Bragg: population, income, housing, and more.

Covelo and Fort Bragg are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fort Bragg has the higher population (7,001 vs 1,495 in Covelo). Fort Bragg has the higher median household income ($53,580 vs $35,735 in Covelo). Fort Bragg has the higher median home value ($481,200 vs $322,600 in Covelo).

Population, income & housing

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
Population	1,495	7,001
Median age	32.7 yrs	50.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,735	$53,580
Median home value	$322,600	$481,200
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,264
Housing units	620	3,503
Homeownership rate	59.1%	40.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	25.7%
Unemployment rate	26.1%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
Population	1,140 → 1,495 (+31.1%)	7,302 → 7,001 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$37,143 → $35,735 (-3.8%)	$44,276 → $53,580 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$238,300 → $322,600 (+35.4%)	$342,200 → $481,200 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,171 → $1,110 (-5.2%)	$1,082 → $1,264 (+16.8%)

Covelo

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

Fort Bragg

Population

7,3027,001

Median household income

$44,276$53,580

Median home value

$342,200$481,200

Median gross rent

$1,082$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
Under 5	13.1%	7.6%
5 to 17	20.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	6.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	14.8%	8.6%
35 to 44	16.8%	9.4%
45 to 54	7.4%	9.5%
55 to 64	5.4%	19.1%
65 to 74	8.6%	15.8%
75 and over	7.5%	10.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
White (non-Hispanic)	32.4%	57.0%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	1.0%
Asian	0.5%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.5%
Two or more races	10.8%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	39.2%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
No high school diploma	24.6%	19.2%
High school graduate	24.2%	21.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
Drove alone	61.4%	71.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	12.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	14.3%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.3%
Worked from home	18.2%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
1-unit, detached	76.8%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	14.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.5%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	5.5%

Poverty & households

	Covelo	Fort Bragg
Poverty rate	46.0%	15.0%
Average household size	3.02	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	14	12
Median year structure built	1977	1963