Covington vs Penelope

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

Covington and Penelope 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 223 in Penelope). Covington has the higher median home value ($155,400 vs $96,300 in Penelope). Since 2019, Penelope's population has grown faster (+33.5% vs +5.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Covington	Penelope
Population	294	223
Median age	40.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$65,938
Median home value	$155,400	$96,300
Median gross rent	$986	—
Housing units	107	105
Homeownership rate	87.4%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.5%	18.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington	Penelope
Population	280 → 294 (+5.0%)	167 → 223 (+33.5%)
Median household income	$49,583 → $45,750 (-7.7%)	$52,500 → $65,938 (+25.6%)
Median home value	$81,700 → $155,400 (+90.2%)	$58,800 → $96,300 (+63.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,050 → $986 (-6.1%)	—

Covington

Population

280294

Median household income

$49,583$45,750

Median home value

$81,700$155,400

Median gross rent

$1,050$986

Penelope

Population

167223

Median household income

$52,500$65,938

Median home value

$58,800$96,300

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington	Penelope
Under 5	6.5%	11.2%
5 to 17	20.4%	17.0%
18 to 24	13.9%	2.7%
25 to 34	5.4%	10.3%
35 to 44	16.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	7.1%	6.7%
55 to 64	10.2%	14.8%
65 to 74	11.9%	12.6%
75 and over	8.2%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington	Penelope
White (non-Hispanic)	81.6%	64.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	16.0%	32.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington	Penelope
No high school diploma	10.3%	25.3%
High school graduate	18.4%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	51.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington	Penelope
Drove alone	94.0%	77.7%
Carpooled	1.5%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington	Penelope
1-unit, detached	80.4%	91.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Covington	Penelope
Poverty rate	4.7%	5.4%
Average household size	3.09	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	26	20
Median year structure built	1966	1962