Covington city vs Surry County

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

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

Surry County has the higher population (6,552 vs 5,671 in Covington city). Surry County has the higher median household income ($71,458 vs $42,724 in Covington city). Surry County has the higher median home value ($235,200 vs $80,200 in Covington city).

Population, income & housing

	Covington city	Surry County
Population	5,671	6,552
Median age	41.5 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,724	$71,458
Median home value	$80,200	$235,200
Median gross rent	$822	$858
Housing units	3,038	3,438
Homeownership rate	71.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Covington city	Surry County
Population	5,598 → 5,671 (+1.3%)	6,523 → 6,552 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$40,655 → $42,724 (+5.1%)	$57,962 → $71,458 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$72,900 → $80,200 (+10.0%)	$197,800 → $235,200 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $822 (+32.8%)	$903 → $858 (-5.0%)

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

Surry County

Population

6,5236,552

Median household income

$57,962$71,458

Median home value

$197,800$235,200

Median gross rent

$903$858

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Covington city	Surry County
Under 5	5.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	16.9%	11.9%
18 to 24	9.8%	7.9%
25 to 34	11.4%	8.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	10.6%
45 to 54	9.5%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.6%	19.3%
65 to 74	11.4%	15.2%
75 and over	8.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Covington city	Surry County
White (non-Hispanic)	79.6%	54.4%
Black or African American	12.3%	41.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Covington city	Surry County
No high school diploma	12.9%	10.0%
High school graduate	49.5%	31.0%
Some college or associate's	28.0%	33.6%
Bachelor's degree	6.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.6%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Covington city	Surry County
Drove alone	86.0%	76.5%
Carpooled	4.2%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	1.1%	0.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.5%
Other means	0.2%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Covington city	Surry County
1-unit, detached	85.5%	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	1.2%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	6.5%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	Covington city	Surry County
Poverty rate	23.6%	11.6%
Average household size	2.24	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	15	43
Median year structure built	1949	1982