Covington vs Tipp City

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

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

Tipp City has the higher population (10,344 vs 2,573 in Covington). Tipp City has the higher median household income ($85,081 vs $51,157 in Covington). Tipp City has the higher median home value ($237,400 vs $162,200 in Covington).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Tipp City
Population	2,573	10,344
Median age	46.8 yrs	40.2 yrs
Median household income	$51,157	$85,081
Median home value	$162,200	$237,400
Median gross rent	$625	$912
Housing units	1,190	4,346
Homeownership rate	65.2%	72.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	35.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Tipp City
Population	2,671 → 2,573 (-3.7%)	9,969 → 10,344 (+3.8%)
Median household income	$50,842 → $51,157 (+0.6%)	$69,881 → $85,081 (+21.8%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $162,200 (+63.7%)	$170,000 → $237,400 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $625 (-16.1%)	$780 → $912 (+16.9%)

Covington

Population

2,6712,573

Median household income

$50,842$51,157

Median home value

$99,100$162,200

Median gross rent

$745$625

Tipp City

Population

9,96910,344

Median household income

$69,881$85,081

Median home value

$170,000$237,400

Median gross rent

$780$912

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Tipp City
Under 5	5.0%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.1%	17.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.6%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.4%
45 to 54	21.4%	12.6%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	9.8%
75 and over	9.2%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Tipp City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	92.6%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	1.6%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Tipp City
No high school diploma	10.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	42.3%	24.9%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	17.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Tipp City
Drove alone	78.9%	83.5%
Carpooled	8.3%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	10.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Tipp City
1-unit, detached	73.7%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	6.2%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	10.6%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	6.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Tipp City
Poverty rate	7.1%	5.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1946	1981