Covington vs West Milton

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

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

West Milton has the higher population (4,740 vs 2,573 in Covington). West Milton has the higher median household income ($59,522 vs $51,157 in Covington). Covington has the higher median home value ($162,200 vs $120,200 in West Milton).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	West Milton
Population	2,573	4,740
Median age	46.8 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$51,157	$59,522
Median home value	$162,200	$120,200
Median gross rent	$625	$884
Housing units	1,190	2,282
Homeownership rate	65.2%	74.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.3%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	West Milton
Population	2,671 → 2,573 (-3.7%)	4,752 → 4,740 (-0.3%)
Median household income	$50,842 → $51,157 (+0.6%)	$42,594 → $59,522 (+39.7%)
Median home value	$99,100 → $162,200 (+63.7%)	$111,900 → $120,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $625 (-16.1%)	$653 → $884 (+35.4%)

Covington

Population

2,6712,573

Median household income

$50,842$51,157

Median home value

$99,100$162,200

Median gross rent

$745$625

West Milton

Population

4,7524,740

Median household income

$42,594$59,522

Median home value

$111,900$120,200

Median gross rent

$653$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	West Milton
Under 5	5.0%	8.4%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.0%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	13.4%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	9.7%
45 to 54	21.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	10.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.8%
75 and over	9.2%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	West Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	97.0%	94.5%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.6%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	West Milton
No high school diploma	10.8%	11.3%
High school graduate	42.3%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	33.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.8%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	West Milton
Drove alone	78.9%	83.2%
Carpooled	8.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	8.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	West Milton
1-unit, detached	73.7%	72.6%
1-unit, attached	2.1%	4.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	10.5%	1.5%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Covington	West Milton
Poverty rate	7.1%	7.8%
Average household size	2.15	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	27
Median year structure built	1946	1970