Covington vs Munford

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

Covington and Munford 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 6,459 in Munford). Munford has the higher median household income ($86,492 vs $43,512 in Covington). Munford has the higher median home value ($234,600 vs $163,900 in Covington).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Munford
Population	8,612	6,459
Median age	35.1 yrs	32.4 yrs
Median household income	$43,512	$86,492
Median home value	$163,900	$234,600
Median gross rent	$910	$1,086
Housing units	3,801	2,526
Homeownership rate	48.2%	80.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	20.4%
Unemployment rate	6.5%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Munford
Population	8,857 → 8,612 (-2.8%)	6,034 → 6,459 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$32,568 → $43,512 (+33.6%)	$72,257 → $86,492 (+19.7%)
Median home value	$111,800 → $163,900 (+46.6%)	$168,300 → $234,600 (+39.4%)
Median gross rent	$703 → $910 (+29.4%)	$893 → $1,086 (+21.6%)

Covington

Population

8,8578,612

Median household income

$32,568$43,512

Median home value

$111,800$163,900

Median gross rent

$703$910

Munford

Population

6,0346,459

Median household income

$72,257$86,492

Median home value

$168,300$234,600

Median gross rent

$893$1,086

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Munford
Under 5	8.1%	7.4%
5 to 17	19.0%	22.4%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.0%
25 to 34	15.5%	18.3%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	10.7%
55 to 64	11.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.9%	6.2%
75 and over	7.1%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Munford
White (non-Hispanic)	38.8%	83.7%
Black or African American	58.6%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.6%
Two or more races	0.8%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Munford
No high school diploma	11.8%	7.5%
High school graduate	45.8%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	29.2%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	5.7%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.5%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Munford
Drove alone	79.0%	89.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	1.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	9.3%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Munford
1-unit, detached	73.7%	87.8%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	3.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	3.2%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Munford
Poverty rate	25.8%	6.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1976	1994