Covington County vs Tallapoosa County

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

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

Tallapoosa County has the higher population (41,070 vs 37,647 in Covington County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median household income ($57,185 vs $50,886 in Covington County). Tallapoosa County has the higher median home value ($144,800 vs $142,500 in Covington County).

Population, income & housing

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
Population	37,647	41,070
Median age	42.8 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$50,886	$57,185
Median home value	$142,500	$144,800
Median gross rent	$736	$734
Housing units	18,676	22,967
Homeownership rate	75.7%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
Population	37,200 → 37,647 (+1.2%)	40,541 → 41,070 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$42,189 → $50,886 (+20.6%)	$45,828 → $57,185 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $142,500 (+46.0%)	$109,300 → $144,800 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $736 (+20.3%)	$665 → $734 (+10.4%)

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

Tallapoosa County

Population

40,54141,070

Median household income

$45,828$57,185

Median home value

$109,300$144,800

Median gross rent

$665$734

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
Under 5	5.8%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.3%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.1%	15.2%
65 to 74	12.4%	13.7%
75 and over	9.5%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	68.2%
Black or African American	11.7%	23.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
No high school diploma	13.8%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.8%	32.7%
Some college or associate's	32.2%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
Drove alone	87.3%	84.9%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	2.5%	4.5%
Other means	0.9%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
1-unit, detached	72.5%	73.3%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	4.1%	4.7%
5 to 19 units	3.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.7%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	15.6%

Poverty & households

	Covington County	Tallapoosa County
Poverty rate	18.0%	15.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1981	1984