Demographics of Covington city, Georgia

Covington city, Georgia had 17,477 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,245 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Covington city, in four figures

17,477
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,584 ±30.; +22.8%
Change since July 2020: +3,245 people.; 37.8 ±3.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,810 ±$14,608
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.

Covington city, Georgia's population grew 22.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Covington city, Georgia'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

Covington city, Georgia's population grew 22.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Covington city, Georgia'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	14,232	100.0	100.0
2021	14,277	100.3	100.2
2022	14,405	101.2	100.7
2023	14,708	103.3	101.6
2024	15,290	107.4	102.5
2025	17,477	122.8	103.1

Population of Covington city, Georgia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,232	—
2021	14,277	+45
2022	14,405	+128
2023	14,708	+303
2024	15,290	+582
2025	17,477	+2,187

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.8 ±3.8: for men 33.5 ±2.6 and for women 42.1 ±5.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Covington city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Under 5	688 ±214	4.7% ±1.5	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,969 ±601	20.4% ±4.1	17.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	769 ±283	5.3% ±1.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,169 ±663	28.6% ±4.5	27.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,543 ±586	24.3% ±4.0	25.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,446 ±365	16.8% ±2.5	15.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,810 ±$14,608, and income per person $32,109 ±$4,014, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,353 ±$407 in Georgia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Covington city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Georgia	United States
Under $25,000	1,079 ±265	19.1% ±4.4	15.4% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,549 ±402	27.4% ±6.8	17.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	578 ±194	10.2% ±3.3	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	849 ±290	15.0% ±5.0	13.0% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,033 ±379	18.2% ±6.5	17.3% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	115 to 395	2.1% to 7.0%	9.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	319 ±151	5.6% ±2.6	11.9% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Georgia	United States
All ages	2,818 ±702	20.4% ±5.1	13.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,017 ±378	28.6% ±8.9	18.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,373 ±466	19.2% ±6.2	12.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	428 ±161	13.7% ±4.7	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Covington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Covington city	Georgia	United States
Housing units	6,217 ±485	4,541,835 ±1,384	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.1% ±1.4	89.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.9% ±3.2	10.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	48.6% ±5.9	65.7% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	51.4% ±6.6	34.3% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$301,900 ±$47,042	$303,300 ±$1,171	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,191 ±$65	$1,393 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±8	1992 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,153 ±515	7.9% ±3.5	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,735 ±927	39.3% ±6.4	49.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	7,159 ±891	49.1% ±6.1	30.7% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 121	0% to 0.8%	4.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 103	0% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	188 to 678	1.3% to 4.6%	3.9% ±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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Georgia	United States
Born in the state	9,726 ±644	66.7% ±4.4	53.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,709 ±698	25.4% ±4.8	33.8% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	97 to 383	0.7% to 2.6%	1.6% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	909 ±343	6.2% ±2.4	11.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	596 ±290	4.1% ±2.0	5.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	75 to 551	0.5% to 3.8%	5.8% ±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 city among the places of Georgia

90th of 167 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Georgia page.

Places of Georgia near Covington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Jefferson city	14,990 ±29
Riverdale city	14,792 ±24
Dallas city	14,714 ±32
College Park city	14,712 ±780
Moultrie city	14,588 ±27
Covington city	14,584 ±30
Clarkston city	14,557 ±25
Bainbridge city	14,404 ±29
Vinings CDP	14,390 ±1,402
Belvedere Park CDP	14,181 ±1,112
Wilmington Island CDP	13,905 ±1,138

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