Covelo vs Ukiah

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

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

Ukiah has the higher population (16,419 vs 1,495 in Covelo). Ukiah has the higher median household income ($67,122 vs $35,735 in Covelo). Ukiah has the higher median home value ($448,100 vs $322,600 in Covelo).

Population, income & housing

	Covelo	Ukiah
Population	1,495	16,419
Median age	32.7 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$35,735	$67,122
Median home value	$322,600	$448,100
Median gross rent	$1,110	$1,330
Housing units	620	6,600
Homeownership rate	59.1%	45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.0%	22.9%
Unemployment rate	26.1%	8.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covelo	Ukiah
Population	1,140 → 1,495 (+31.1%)	15,943 → 16,419 (+3.0%)
Median household income	$37,143 → $35,735 (-3.8%)	$49,889 → $67,122 (+34.5%)
Median home value	$238,300 → $322,600 (+35.4%)	$349,600 → $448,100 (+28.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,171 → $1,110 (-5.2%)	$1,205 → $1,330 (+10.4%)

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

Ukiah

Population

15,94316,419

Median household income

$49,889$67,122

Median home value

$349,600$448,100

Median gross rent

$1,205$1,330

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covelo	Ukiah
Under 5	13.1%	4.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	18.3%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	14.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	16.8%	15.1%
45 to 54	7.4%	11.5%
55 to 64	5.4%	11.0%
65 to 74	8.6%	11.9%
75 and over	7.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covelo	Ukiah
White (non-Hispanic)	32.4%	58.2%
Black or African American	0.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.5%	0.9%
Asian	0.5%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.8%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	39.2%	31.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covelo	Ukiah
No high school diploma	24.6%	15.6%
High school graduate	24.2%	23.5%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	11.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covelo	Ukiah
Drove alone	61.4%	69.6%
Carpooled	6.1%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	1.2%
Walked	14.3%	8.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	18.2%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covelo	Ukiah
1-unit, detached	76.8%	53.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.1%
2 to 4 units	4.0%	12.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.9%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	6.4%

Poverty & households

	Covelo	Ukiah
Poverty rate	46.0%	16.3%
Average household size	3.02	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	14	18
Median year structure built	1977	1972