Abbott vs Covington

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

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

Abbott has the higher population (323 vs 294 in Covington). Covington has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $154,500 in Abbott). Since 2019, Covington's population has grown faster (+5.0% vs +1.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Abbott	Covington
Population	323	294
Median age	38.4 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$98,929	—
Median home value	$154,500	$155,400
Median gross rent	—	$986
Housing units	150	107
Homeownership rate	90.2%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.4%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Abbott	Covington
Population	317 → 323 (+1.9%)	280 → 294 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$77,321 → $98,929 (+27.9%)	$49,583 → $45,750 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$119,300 → $154,500 (+29.5%)	$81,700 → $155,400 (+90.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,050 → $986 (-6.1%)

Abbott

Population

317323

Median household income

$77,321$98,929

Median home value

$119,300$154,500

Covington

Population

280294

Median household income

$49,583$45,750

Median home value

$81,700$155,400

Median gross rent

$1,050$986

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Abbott	Covington
Under 5	8.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	20.7%	20.4%
18 to 24	3.4%	13.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	5.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	16.3%
45 to 54	9.3%	7.1%
55 to 64	8.4%	10.2%
65 to 74	16.7%	11.9%
75 and over	6.5%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Abbott	Covington
White (non-Hispanic)	89.5%	81.6%
Black or African American	2.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Abbott	Covington
No high school diploma	3.2%	10.3%
High school graduate	22.8%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	35.6%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.6%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Abbott	Covington
Drove alone	87.0%	94.0%
Carpooled	6.5%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Abbott	Covington
1-unit, detached	94.7%	80.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Abbott	Covington
Poverty rate	0.3%	4.7%
Average household size	2.65	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1971	1966