Covington

Population: 40,902
Median household income: $58,814
Median home value: $167,900

Covington is a community in Kenton County, Kentucky, home to 40,902 residents. Its median household income of $58,814 runs below the Kenton County figure of $79,421.

From 2019 to 2023, Covington's population held roughly steady from 40,548 to 40,902, while its median home value rose 50.6% from $111,500 to $167,900.

32.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,902
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,814
Median home value: $167,900
Median gross rent: $949
Housing units: 20,946
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

40,54840,902

Median household income

$43,437$58,814

Median home value

$111,500$167,900

Median gross rent

$714$949

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	40,548	$43,437	$111,500	$714
2020	40,466	$46,035	$120,100	$722
2021	40,930	$47,917	$130,500	$781
2022	40,923	$53,770	$153,600	$877
2023	40,902	$58,814	$167,900	$949

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,649	6.5%
5 to 17	5,859	14.3%
18 to 24	2,860	7.0%
25 to 34	7,396	18.1%
35 to 44	5,968	14.6%
45 to 54	4,367	10.7%
55 to 64	5,837	14.3%
65 to 74	3,739	9.1%
75 and over	2,227	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	30,591	74.8%
Black or African American	3,852	9.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.0%
Asian	390	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	196	0.5%
Two or more races	2,104	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,741	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.0%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's24.3%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,847	13.0%
High school graduate	9,067	30.7%
Some college or associate's	7,177	24.3%
Bachelor's degree	6,081	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,362	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit3.6%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,755	70.9%
Carpooled	1,267	6.1%
Public transit	751	3.6%
Walked	690	3.3%
Bicycle	163	0.8%
Worked from home	2,666	12.8%
Other means	505	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,483	24.7%
15 to 29 min	8,907	49.1%
30 to 44 min	3,210	17.7%
45 to 59 min	829	4.6%
60+ min	702	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 21.8% (8,758 of 40,225)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,012	49.3%
Nonfamily households	9,281	50.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,293	87.3%
Vacant	2,653	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,418	51.5%
Renter-occupied	8,875	48.5%

1-unit, detached55.2%

1-unit, attached4.0%

2 to 4 units17.8%

5 to 19 units13.1%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,570	55.2%
1-unit, attached	828	4.0%
2 to 4 units	3,724	17.8%
5 to 19 units	2,740	13.1%
20 or more units	1,893	9.0%
Mobile home & other	191	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2117848
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 13 sq mi
Water area: 0.59 sq mi
Center point: 39.0351, -84.5196