Covington County, Mississippi

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 18,226
Median household income: $47,001
Median home value: $98,500

Covington County, Mississippi counts 18,226 residents. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $47,001 runs below the Mississippi figure of $54,915.

Between 2019 and 2023, Covington County's population declined 4.0% from 18,978 to 18,226, while its median household income rose 23.1% from $38,178 to $47,001.

84.1% of workers drive to work alone. 61.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,226
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $47,001
Median home value: $98,500
Median gross rent: $639
Housing units: 8,360
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,97818,226

Median household income

$38,178$47,001

Median home value

$77,100$98,500

Median gross rent

$631$639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,978	$38,178	$77,100	$631
2020	18,810	$32,917	$68,100	$627
2021	18,491	$40,233	$77,100	$697
2022	18,323	$40,164	$76,700	$711
2023	18,226	$47,001	$98,500	$639

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,171	6.4%
5 to 17	3,217	17.7%
18 to 24	1,608	8.8%
25 to 34	2,272	12.5%
35 to 44	2,184	12.0%
45 to 54	2,143	11.8%
55 to 64	2,420	13.3%
65 to 74	1,830	10.0%
75 and over	1,381	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,818	59.4%
Black or African American	6,313	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	61	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	51	0.3%
Some other race	28	0.2%
Two or more races	485	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	465	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.3%

High school graduate31.6%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,870	15.3%
High school graduate	3,865	31.6%
Some college or associate's	4,549	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,268	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	678	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,401	84.1%
Carpooled	563	7.4%
Public transit	117	1.5%
Walked	87	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	299	3.9%
Other means	140	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,572	21.5%
15 to 29 min	2,656	36.3%
30 to 44 min	2,090	28.6%
45 to 59 min	458	6.3%
60+ min	532	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 17.7% (3,173 of 17,892)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,926	69.6%
Nonfamily households	2,153	30.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,079	84.7%
Vacant	1,281	15.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,379	76.0%
Renter-occupied	1,700	24.0%

1-unit, detached61.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units2.3%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other33.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,139	61.5%
1-unit, attached	60	0.7%
2 to 4 units	190	2.3%
5 to 19 units	109	1.3%
20 or more units	75	0.9%
Mobile home & other	2,787	33.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 28031
State: Mississippi
Land area: 414 sq mi
Water area: 1.11 sq mi
Center point: 31.6333, -89.5489