Covington city vs Emporia city

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

Covington city and Emporia city are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Covington city has the higher population (5,671 vs 5,633 in Emporia city). Emporia city has the higher median household income ($49,375 vs $42,724 in Covington city). Emporia city has the higher median home value ($131,100 vs $80,200 in Covington city).

Population, income & housing

	Covington city	Emporia city
Population	5,671	5,633
Median age	41.5 yrs	39.5 yrs
Median household income	$42,724	$49,375
Median home value	$80,200	$131,100
Median gross rent	$822	$1,060
Housing units	3,038	2,824
Homeownership rate	71.4%	38.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington city	Emporia city
Population	5,598 → 5,671 (+1.3%)	5,442 → 5,633 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$40,655 → $42,724 (+5.1%)	$27,063 → $49,375 (+82.4%)
Median home value	$72,900 → $80,200 (+10.0%)	$116,800 → $131,100 (+12.2%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $822 (+32.8%)	$694 → $1,060 (+52.7%)

Covington city

Population

5,5985,671

Median household income

$40,655$42,724

Median home value

$72,900$80,200

Median gross rent

$619$822

Emporia city

Population

5,4425,633

Median household income

$27,063$49,375

Median home value

$116,800$131,100

Median gross rent

$694$1,060

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington city	Emporia city
Under 5	5.9%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.9%	21.8%
18 to 24	9.8%	8.3%
25 to 34	11.4%	9.9%
35 to 44	12.4%	12.2%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	11.9%
65 to 74	11.4%	9.1%
75 and over	8.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington city	Emporia city
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	19.6%
Black or African American	12.3%	63.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	7.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	8.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington city	Emporia city
No high school diploma	12.9%	24.3%
High school graduate	49.5%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington city	Emporia city
Drove alone	86.0%	79.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	1.1%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.2%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington city	Emporia city
1-unit, detached	85.5%	76.8%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	6.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Covington city	Emporia city
Poverty rate	23.6%	13.5%
Average household size	2.24	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	15	24
Median year structure built	1949	1963