Demographics of Covina city, California

Covina city, California had 49,404 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,763 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Covina city, in four figures

49,404
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 49,888 ±135.; −3.4%
Change since July 2020: −1,763 people.; 38.2 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $98,671 ±$7,715
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Covina city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Covina city, California'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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Covina city, California's population shrank 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Covina city, California'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	51,167	100.0	100.0
2021	50,204	98.1	100.2
2022	49,470	96.7	100.7
2023	49,186	96.1	101.6
2024	49,327	96.4	102.5
2025	49,404	96.6	103.1

Population of Covina city, California on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	51,167	—
2021	50,204	−963
2022	49,470	−734
2023	49,186	−284
2024	49,327	+141
2025	49,404	+77

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±1.6: for men 35.7 ±1.3 and for women 39.8 ±1.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Covina city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	California	United States
Under 5	2,865 ±447	5.7% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,620 ±748	15.3% ±1.5	16.5% ±<0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,962 ±574	9.9% ±1.2	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,092 ±948	28.2% ±1.9	28.7% ±<0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	12,890 ±863	25.8% ±1.7	24.6% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	7,459 ±661	15.0% ±1.3	15.7% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $98,671 ±$7,715, and income per person $38,391 ±$1,684, in 2024 dollars. The median is $99,122 ±$310 in California and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Covina city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	California	United States
Under $25,000	1,601 ±361	9.8% ±2.2	12.5% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,275 ±388	14.0% ±2.3	13.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,214 ±388	13.6% ±2.3	13.0% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,098 ±418	12.9% ±2.5	11.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	3,629 ±494	22.3% ±2.9	17.8% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	2,088 ±327	12.8% ±2.0	11.3% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	2,387 ±346	14.7% ±2.1	20.5% ±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 Covina city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	California	United States
All ages	4,418 ±816	8.9% ±1.6	12.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,336 ±349	12.8% ±3.2	15.0% ±0.1	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,171 ±477	7.7% ±1.7	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	911 ±265	8.4% ±2.3	11.5% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Covina city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Covina city	California	United States
Housing units	16,978 ±610	14,644,735 ±1,665	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.0% ±4.8	92.5% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.0% ±1.3	7.5% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.8% ±3.1	55.9% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.2% ±2.4	44.1% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$718,900 ±$27,300	$734,700 ±$1,307	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,931 ±$72	$2,036 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1965 ±2	1976 ±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 Covina city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	California	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,626 ±1,363	59.4% ±2.7	40.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,588 ±919	19.2% ±1.8	33.8% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,100 ±768	4.2% ±1.5	5.2% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6,681 ±801	13.4% ±1.6	15.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 91	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 218	0% to 0.4%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	272 to 870	0.5% to 1.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,176 ±347	2.4% ±0.7	4.4% ±<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 Covina city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	California	United States
Born in the state	33,159 ±1,047	66.5% ±2.1	56.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,301 ±593	8.6% ±1.2	15.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	449 ±158	0.9% ±0.3	1.5% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	11,979 ±872	24.0% ±1.7	27.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	8,023 ±736	16.1% ±1.5	14.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	3,956 ±591	7.9% ±1.2	12.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Covina city among the places of California

188th of 661 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the California page.

Places of California near Covina city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Aliso Viejo city	51,113 ±58
El Dorado Hills CDP	51,026 ±1,880
Glendora city	50,926 ±56
Florin CDP	50,211 ±2,432
Rosemead city	50,013 ±95
Covina city	49,888 ±135
Cypress city	49,498 ±85
Ceres city	49,342 ±44
Azusa city	49,031 ±47
Poway city	48,713 ±102
San Luis Obispo city	48,491 ±43

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Covina city, California

Rankings this appears in

No. 130 Places in California by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 195 Places in California by median age
No. 195 Places in California by median household income
No. 198 Places in California by poverty rate
No. 201 Places in California by foreign-born share
No. 225 Places in California by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026