Covington

Population & Demographics

Covington, KY

Covington is home to 41,110 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 20,778 resident workers commute each day.

KentuckyCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,110
people
Population

41,110 residents

Median age 37.6 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Covington population & demographics

Who lives in Covington — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
41,110
Median age
37.6yrs
Median household income
$61,166
Median home value
$187,300
Median gross rent
$1,006/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
32.2%
Poverty rate
20.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Covington

How Covington breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White75.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.7%
Black8.4%
Two or more races6.0%
Asian1.0%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Covington

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Covington.

Covington at a glance
Employed Residents
20,778
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
5.2mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
12.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
14.1%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Cincinnati
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Covington proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Covington commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Covington

20,778 commutes, one dot at a time

Covington

Where 20,778 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Covington, by worker count.

1Cincinnati5.2 mi3,082
2Covington0.0 mi2,650
3Florence8.7 mi1,705
4Newport2.3 mi611
5Erlanger5.4 mi531
6Lexington-Fayette urban county71.1 mi453
7Fort Wright1.6 mi439
8Hebron10.7 mi392

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Covington.

1Covington0.0 mi2,650
2Cincinnati5.2 mi1,352
3Independence7.9 mi1,127
4Florence8.7 mi629
5Erlanger5.4 mi543
6Fort Thomas3.3 mi464
7Newport2.3 mi453
8Taylor Mill3.2 mi351

Top industries

The sectors that employ Covington’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
FIFinance and Insurance14.7%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.7%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance11.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services8.7%
PAPublic Administration8.3%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises7.7%
RTRetail Trade6.8%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.1%
MFManufacturing5.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Covington

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

2 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Covington

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