Covington vs Independence

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

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

Covington has the higher population (40,902 vs 29,024 in Independence). Independence has the higher median household income ($98,653 vs $58,814 in Covington). Independence has the higher median home value ($240,500 vs $167,900 in Covington).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Independence
Population	40,902	29,024
Median age	37.6 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$58,814	$98,653
Median home value	$167,900	$240,500
Median gross rent	$949	$1,204
Housing units	20,946	10,339
Homeownership rate	51.5%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	37.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Independence
Population	40,548 → 40,902 (+0.9%)	27,683 → 29,024 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$43,437 → $58,814 (+35.4%)	$81,657 → $98,653 (+20.8%)
Median home value	$111,500 → $167,900 (+50.6%)	$173,300 → $240,500 (+38.8%)
Median gross rent	$714 → $949 (+32.9%)	$960 → $1,204 (+25.4%)

Covington

Population

40,54840,902

Median household income

$43,437$58,814

Median home value

$111,500$167,900

Median gross rent

$714$949

Independence

Population

27,68329,024

Median household income

$81,657$98,653

Median home value

$173,300$240,500

Median gross rent

$960$1,204

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Independence
Under 5	6.5%	6.9%
5 to 17	14.3%	19.9%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.0%
25 to 34	18.1%	15.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.1%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.5%
55 to 64	14.3%	10.4%
65 to 74	9.1%	7.4%
75 and over	5.4%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Independence
White (non-Hispanic)	74.8%	92.3%
Black or African American	9.4%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.3%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Independence
No high school diploma	13.0%	5.8%
High school graduate	30.7%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	24.3%	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	25.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	11.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Independence
Drove alone	70.9%	77.8%
Carpooled	6.1%	7.8%
Public transit	3.6%	0.3%
Walked	3.3%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.8%	12.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Independence
1-unit, detached	55.2%	84.6%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	2.7%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	7.7%
20 or more units	9.0%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Independence
Poverty rate	21.8%	8.5%
Average household size	2.19	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	22	27
Median year structure built	1947	1999