Covington vs Troy

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

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

Troy has the higher population (26,716 vs 2,573 in Covington). Troy has the higher median household income ($70,450 vs $51,157 in Covington). Troy has the higher median home value ($199,400 vs $162,200 in Covington).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Troy
Population	2,573	26,716
Median age	46.8 yrs	37.6 yrs
Median household income	$51,157	$70,450
Median home value	$162,200	$199,400
Median gross rent	$625	$934
Housing units	1,190	11,527
Homeownership rate	65.2%	65.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	31.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Troy
Population	2,671 → 2,573 (-3.7%)	25,961 → 26,716 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$50,842 → $51,157 (+0.6%)	$54,161 → $70,450 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $162,200 (+63.7%)	$139,200 → $199,400 (+43.2%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $625 (-16.1%)	$788 → $934 (+18.5%)

Covington

Population

2,6712,573

Median household income

$50,842$51,157

Median home value

$99,100$162,200

Median gross rent

$745$625

Troy

Population

25,96126,716

Median household income

$54,161$70,450

Median home value

$139,200$199,400

Median gross rent

$788$934

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Troy
Under 5	5.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	19.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.7%
25 to 34	13.4%	12.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	15.1%
45 to 54	21.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	10.4%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.5%
75 and over	9.2%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Troy
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.2%	3.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	1.6%	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Troy
No high school diploma	10.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	42.3%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Troy
Drove alone	78.9%	80.1%
Carpooled	8.3%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	8.4%	10.3%
Other means	2.5%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Troy
1-unit, detached	73.7%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.5%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	7.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Troy
Poverty rate	7.1%	11.3%
Average household size	2.15	2.42
Mean commute (minutes)	20	20
Median year structure built	1946	1973