Covington vs Mason

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

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

Covington has the higher population (8,612 vs 1,126 in Mason). Mason has the higher median household income ($47,143 vs $43,512 in Covington). Covington has the higher median home value ($163,900 vs $129,900 in Mason).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Mason
Population	8,612	1,126
Median age	35.1 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	$43,512	$47,143
Median home value	$163,900	$129,900
Median gross rent	$910	$1,202
Housing units	3,801	363
Homeownership rate	48.2%	51.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	10.5%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	7.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Mason
Population	8,857 → 8,612 (-2.8%)	1,242 → 1,126 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$32,568 → $43,512 (+33.6%)	$36,563 → $47,143 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $163,900 (+46.6%)	$89,100 → $129,900 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $910 (+29.4%)	$763 → $1,202 (+57.5%)

Covington

Population

8,8578,612

Median household income

$32,568$43,512

Median home value

$111,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$703$910

Mason

Population

1,2421,126

Median household income

$36,563$47,143

Median home value

$89,100$129,900

Median gross rent

$763$1,202

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Mason
Under 5	8.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	19.0%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.2%	15.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	17.8%
45 to 54	11.8%	14.2%
55 to 64	11.8%	9.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.0%
75 and over	7.1%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Mason
White (non-Hispanic)	38.8%	17.6%
Black or African American	58.6%	77.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Mason
No high school diploma	11.8%	15.0%
High school graduate	45.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Mason
Drove alone	79.0%	91.7%
Carpooled	11.4%	4.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	3.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Mason
1-unit, detached	73.7%	79.9%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	16.0%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Mason
Poverty rate	25.8%	25.9%
Average household size	2.38	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	28
Median year structure built	1976	1994