Covington County, Alabama Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

Statewide Claims to Fame

Covington County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Covington County is 8th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Size in square miles

Covington County is 14th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Covington County is 19th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Covington County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Income below poverty line

Covington County is 20th in Alabama out of 67 other counties in Race - White

Main Cities Within Covington County, Alabama

Covington County, Alabama Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Current population (2012)	37,955	33rd	4,822,023	313,914,040
Size in square miles	1,030.5	8th	50,645.3	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	36.6	43rd	94.4	87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents younger than 5	6.0%	33rd	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	22.5%	43rd	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	19.1%	8th	14.5%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	76.6%	32nd	81.9%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	12.9%	35th	22.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Race - White	84.6%	20th	70.0%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	12.7%	46th	26.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.6%	24th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	29th	1.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	48th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	21st	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	51st	4.1%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	83.4%	14th	66.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Female residents	51.6%	30th	51.5%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.3%	40th	3.4%	12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Housing units	18,774	32nd	2,182,088	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	5.6%	58th	15.5%	25.9%
Households	14,742	32nd	1,831,269	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	74.0%	32nd	70.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$86,100	39th	$120,800	$186,200
People per household	2.5	33rd	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	13	33rd	13,506	829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Income per capita	$20,246	31st	$23,483	$27,915
Income per household	$33,544	46th	$42,934	$52,762
Income below poverty line	21.6%	20th	17.6%	14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
	Covington County	Rank	Alabama	US
Non-farm private establishments	864	24th	97,743	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	10,827	26th	1,573,138	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,957	30th	382,350	27,092,908
Retail sales	$424,873	27th	$57,344,851	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$11,544	19th	$12,364	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$30,271	32nd	$6,426,342	$613,795,732

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