Covington County vs Lawrence County

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

Covington County and Lawrence County are counties in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Covington County has the higher population (37,647 vs 33,182 in Lawrence County). Lawrence County has the higher median household income ($60,040 vs $50,886 in Covington County). Lawrence County has the higher median home value ($150,700 vs $142,500 in Covington County).

Population, income & housing

	Covington County	Lawrence County
Population	37,647	33,182
Median age	42.8 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$50,886	$60,040
Median home value	$142,500	$150,700
Median gross rent	$736	$708
Housing units	18,676	15,317
Homeownership rate	75.7%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington County	Lawrence County
Population	37,200 → 37,647 (+1.2%)	33,058 → 33,182 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$42,189 → $50,886 (+20.6%)	$44,886 → $60,040 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $142,500 (+46.0%)	$110,500 → $150,700 (+36.4%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $736 (+20.3%)	$551 → $708 (+28.5%)

Covington County

Population

37,20037,647

Median household income

$42,189$50,886

Median home value

$97,600$142,500

Median gross rent

$612$736

Lawrence County

Population

33,05833,182

Median household income

$44,886$60,040

Median home value

$110,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$551$708

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington County	Lawrence County
Under 5	5.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	16.3%	16.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	13.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.0%
65 to 74	12.4%	11.0%
75 and over	9.5%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington County	Lawrence County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	75.5%
Black or African American	11.7%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	4.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.0%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington County	Lawrence County
No high school diploma	13.8%	15.4%
High school graduate	36.8%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	27.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington County	Lawrence County
Drove alone	87.3%	88.6%
Carpooled	8.2%	7.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	3.4%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington County	Lawrence County
1-unit, detached	72.5%	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.3%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	27.9%

Poverty & households

	Covington County	Lawrence County
Poverty rate	18.0%	13.7%
Average household size	2.55	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1981	1990