Bynum vs Covington

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

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

Covington has the higher population (294 vs 225 in Bynum). Covington has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $104,700 in Bynum). Since 2019, Covington's population has grown faster (+5.0% vs -34.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Bynum	Covington
Population	225	294
Median age	25.8 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	—
Median home value	$104,700	$155,400
Median gross rent	$950	$986
Housing units	76	107
Homeownership rate	80.7%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	11.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bynum	Covington
Population	343 → 225 (-34.4%)	280 → 294 (+5.0%)
Median household income	$58,750 → $58,750 (+0.0%)	$49,583 → $45,750 (-7.7%)
Median home value	$55,300 → $104,700 (+89.3%)	$81,700 → $155,400 (+90.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,016 → $950 (-6.5%)	$1,050 → $986 (-6.1%)

Bynum

Population

343225

Median household income

$58,750$58,750

Median home value

$55,300$104,700

Median gross rent

$1,016$950

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)

	Bynum	Covington
Under 5	4.4%	6.5%
5 to 17	35.6%	20.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	13.9%
25 to 34	9.8%	5.4%
35 to 44	15.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	7.6%	7.1%
55 to 64	5.3%	10.2%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.9%
75 and over	1.8%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bynum	Covington
White (non-Hispanic)	43.1%	81.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	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	0.0%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	52.9%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bynum	Covington
No high school diploma	17.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	33.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	51.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.5%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bynum	Covington
Drove alone	72.5%	94.0%
Carpooled	25.5%	1.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.0%
Other means	2.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bynum	Covington
1-unit, detached	90.8%	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	9.2%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Bynum	Covington
Poverty rate	5.3%	4.7%
Average household size	3.95	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	34	26
Median year structure built	1965	1966