Demographics of Covington County, Alabama

Covington County, Alabama had 37,947 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +439 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Covington County, in four figures

37,947
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.2%
Change since July 2020: +439 people.; 43.3 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,456 ±$3,788
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Covington County, Alabama's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Covington County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Covington County, Alabama's population grew 1.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Covington County, Alabama's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	37,508	100.0	100.0
2021	37,523	100.0	100.2
2022	37,526	100.0	100.7
2023	37,940	101.2	101.6
2024	37,966	101.2	102.5
2025	37,947	101.2	103.1

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Population of Covington County, Alabama on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	37,508	−56	−69	0	+4
2021	37,523	+15	−248	+1	+242
2022	37,526	+3	−318	+3	+328
2023	37,940	+414	−173	+6	+576
2024	37,966	+26	−149	+52	+125
2025	37,947	−19	−155	0	+134

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.3 ±0.5: for men 41.7 ±1.0 and for women 44.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Covington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Under 5	2,176 ±63	5.8% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	6,170 ±385	16.4% ±1.0	16.5% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,857 ±324	7.6% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,389 ±405	22.3% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	9,681 ±386	25.7% ±1.0	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	8,355 ±438	22.2% ±1.2	17.8% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,456 ±$3,788, and income per person $30,251 ±$2,099, in 2024 dollars. The median is $63,999 ±$399 in Alabama and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Covington County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Alabama	United States
Under $25,000	3,743 ±409	25.6% ±2.7	19.7% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,353 ±352	22.9% ±2.3	20.3% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,308 ±317	15.8% ±2.1	16.7% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,697 ±227	11.6% ±1.5	12.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,906 ±244	13.0% ±1.6	15.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	902 ±193	6.2% ±1.3	7.4% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	733 ±170	5.0% ±1.2	7.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Covington County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Alabama	United States
All ages	7,098 ±874	19.2% ±2.4	15.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,161 ±373	26.3% ±4.2	21.3% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,143 ±447	17.3% ±2.4	14.7% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,794 ±284	17.0% ±2.6	12.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Covington County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Covington County	Alabama	United States
Housing units	18,714 ±40	2,337,265 ±430	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.2% ±2.2	85.5% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.8% ±2.2	14.5% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.3% ±1.3	70.2% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.7% ±2.7	29.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$152,100 ±$9,043	$209,900 ±$1,076	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$746 ±$29	$1,007 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±3	1986 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Covington County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Hispanic or Latino	765 ±0	2.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	30,978 ±94	82.3% ±0.2	63.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,477 ±249	11.9% ±0.7	25.6% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	173 ±51	0.5% ±0.1	1.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	15 to 127	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 198	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,066 ±269	2.8% ±0.7	3.3% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Covington County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Alabama	United States
Born in the state	28,858 ±641	76.7% ±1.7	67.5% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	8,087 ±639	21.5% ±1.7	27.6% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	96 to 350	0.3% to 0.9%	1.0% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	460 ±123	1.2% ±0.3	4.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	217 ±77	0.6% ±0.2	1.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	243 ±86	0.6% ±0.2	2.4% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Covington County among the counties of Alabama

31st of 67 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Alabama page.

Counties of Alabama near Covington County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Coffee County	56,953	+6.3%
Jackson County	54,281	+3.3%
Dale County	49,912	+1.3%
Chilton County	47,708	+5.9%
Tallapoosa County	40,953	−0.8%
Covington County	37,947	+1.2%
Escambia County	36,665	−0.1%
Dallas County	35,140	−8.0%
Chambers County	34,253	−0.9%
Lawrence County	33,843	+2.3%
Pike County	33,688	+2.4%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026