Blum vs Covington

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

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

Blum has the higher population (374 vs 294 in Covington). Covington has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $80,000 in Blum). Since 2019, Covington's population has grown faster (+5.0% vs -13.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Blum	Covington
Population	374	294
Median age	28.4 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$28,438	—
Median home value	$80,000	$155,400
Median gross rent	$1,313	$986
Housing units	155	107
Homeownership rate	80.3%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blum	Covington
Population	434 → 374 (-13.8%)	280 → 294 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$61,750 → $28,438 (-53.9%)	$49,583 → $45,750 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$69,000 → $80,000 (+15.9%)	$81,700 → $155,400 (+90.2%)
Median gross rent	$881 → $1,313 (+49.0%)	$1,050 → $986 (-6.1%)

Blum

Population

434374

Median household income

$61,750$28,438

Median home value

$69,000$80,000

Median gross rent

$881$1,313

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)

	Blum	Covington
Under 5	6.7%	6.5%
5 to 17	17.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	20.1%	13.9%
25 to 34	13.9%	5.4%
35 to 44	4.5%	16.3%
45 to 54	10.4%	7.1%
55 to 64	15.8%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.8%	11.9%
75 and over	2.1%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blum	Covington
White (non-Hispanic)	75.9%	81.6%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	23.0%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blum	Covington
No high school diploma	21.6%	10.3%
High school graduate	51.9%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	2.9%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	1.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blum	Covington
Drove alone	94.2%	94.0%
Carpooled	4.0%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.7%	3.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blum	Covington
1-unit, detached	71.6%	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	28.4%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Blum	Covington
Poverty rate	32.1%	4.7%
Average household size	2.94	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	38	26
Median year structure built	1985	1966