Attica vs Covington

A side-by-side comparison of Attica and Covington: population, income, housing, and more.

Attica and Covington are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Attica has the higher population (3,221 vs 3,112 in Covington). Attica has the higher median household income ($66,081 vs $54,962 in Covington). Covington has the higher median home value ($162,100 vs $116,300 in Attica).

Population, income & housing

	Attica	Covington
Population	3,221	3,112
Median age	32.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,081	$54,962
Median home value	$116,300	$162,100
Median gross rent	$695	$841
Housing units	1,464	1,442
Homeownership rate	60.7%	65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Attica	Covington
Population	3,174 → 3,221 (+1.5%)	2,439 → 3,112 (+27.6%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $66,081 (+34.4%)	$51,607 → $54,962 (+6.5%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $116,300 (+26.1%)	$99,200 → $162,100 (+63.4%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $695 (+9.6%)	$660 → $841 (+27.4%)

Attica

Population

3,1743,221

Median household income

$49,167$66,081

Median home value

$92,200$116,300

Median gross rent

$634$695

Covington

Population

2,4393,112

Median household income

$51,607$54,962

Median home value

$99,200$162,100

Median gross rent

$660$841

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Attica	Covington
Under 5	9.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	16.5%	18.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	6.4%
25 to 34	19.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	9.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	8.5%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.4%	11.8%
65 to 74	10.6%	8.8%
75 and over	5.2%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Attica	Covington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.7%	91.2%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.0%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Attica	Covington
No high school diploma	15.7%	5.2%
High school graduate	45.7%	35.5%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	41.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Attica	Covington
Drove alone	73.5%	67.7%
Carpooled	15.5%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	2.7%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	9.3%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Attica	Covington
1-unit, detached	71.7%	77.3%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	22.8%	16.7%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.2%
20 or more units	1.4%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	1.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Attica	Covington
Poverty rate	19.1%	14.5%
Average household size	2.59	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	22	16
Median year structure built	1960	1957