Covelo vs Redwood Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Covelo and Redwood Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Redwood Valley has the higher population (2,117 vs 1,495 in Covelo). Redwood Valley has the higher median household income ($53,163 vs $35,735 in Covelo). Redwood Valley has the higher median home value ($549,100 vs $322,600 in Covelo).

Population, income & housing

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
Population	1,495	2,117
Median age	32.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$35,735	$53,163
Median home value	$322,600	$549,100
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,368
Housing units	620	748
Homeownership rate	59.1%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	13.8%
Unemployment rate	26.1%	15.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
Population	1,140 → 1,495 (+31.1%)	1,713 → 2,117 (+23.6%)
Median household income	$37,143 → $35,735 (-3.8%)	$67,188 → $53,163 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$238,300 → $322,600 (+35.4%)	$335,900 → $549,100 (+63.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,171 → $1,110 (-5.2%)	$1,348 → $1,368 (+1.5%)

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

Redwood Valley

Population

1,7132,117

Median household income

$67,188$53,163

Median home value

$335,900$549,100

Median gross rent

$1,348$1,368

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
Under 5	13.1%	3.9%
5 to 17	20.4%	12.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	23.0%
25 to 34	14.8%	6.1%
35 to 44	16.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.4%	21.7%
55 to 64	5.4%	5.3%
65 to 74	8.6%	8.5%
75 and over	7.5%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	32.4%	61.7%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.8%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	39.2%	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
No high school diploma	24.6%	29.2%
High school graduate	24.2%	24.0%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
Drove alone	61.4%	89.7%
Carpooled	6.1%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	14.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.2%	6.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
1-unit, detached	76.8%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	17.9%

Poverty & households

	Covelo	Redwood Valley
Poverty rate	46.0%	26.1%
Average household size	3.02	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	14	61
Median year structure built	1977	1981