Demographics of Covington city, Washington

Covington city, Washington had 21,496 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +636 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

21,496
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 21,233 ±42.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +636 people.; 36.4 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $134,502 ±$8,675
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, Washington's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Covington city, Washington'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, Washington's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Covington city, Washington'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	20,860	100.0	100.0
2021	21,125	101.3	100.2
2022	21,255	101.9	100.7
2023	21,224	101.7	101.6
2024	21,376	102.5	102.5
2025	21,496	103.0	103.1

Population of Covington city, Washington on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	20,860	—
2021	21,125	+265
2022	21,255	+130
2023	21,224	−31
2024	21,376	+152
2025	21,496	+120

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.4 ±2.2: for men 34.8 ±1.8 and for women 38.3 ±3.2. 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	Washington	United States
Under 5	1,284 ±331	6.0% ±1.6	5.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,721 ±679	17.5% ±3.2	15.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,742 ±347	8.2% ±1.6	8.5% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,674 ±694	31.4% ±3.3	29.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,234 ±531	24.7% ±2.5	24.0% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,578 ±389	12.1% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $134,502 ±$8,675, and income per person $54,866 ±$4,158, in 2024 dollars. The median is $98,141 ±$414 in Washington 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	Washington	United States
Under $25,000	386 ±131	5.2% ±1.8	11.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	821 ±264	11.1% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	611 ±191	8.3% ±2.6	14.1% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	715 ±221	9.7% ±3.0	12.4% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,750 ±316	23.7% ±4.1	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,239 ±287	16.8% ±3.8	11.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,855 ±324	25.1% ±4.2	18.5% ±0.2	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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Washington	United States
All ages	1,062 ±410	5.0% ±1.9	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	92 to 378	1.9% to 7.5%	11.6% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	523 ±213	4.2% ±1.7	9.5% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	112 to 496	3.2% to 13.5%	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Covington city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Covington city	Washington	United States
Housing units	7,622 ±374	3,306,620 ±517	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	96.8% ±6.5	92.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 5.4%	7.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	78.9% ±5.3	63.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	21.1% ±4.5	36.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$637,300 ±$16,171	$564,600 ±$1,940	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,232 ±$272	$1,760 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±3	1985 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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	Washington	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,376 ±611	11.2% ±2.9	14.4% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,501 ±958	58.9% ±4.5	63.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,716 ±579	8.1% ±2.7	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,316 ±533	10.9% ±2.5	9.7% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 353	0% to 1.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 25	0% to 0.1%	0.7% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	42 to 340	0.2% to 1.6%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,967 ±666	9.3% ±3.1	6.8% ±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	Washington	United States
Born in the state	10,599 ±894	49.9% ±4.2	46.4% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,732 ±876	31.7% ±4.1	36.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	319 to 961	1.5% to 4.5%	1.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,262 ±558	15.4% ±2.6	15.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,021 ±494	9.5% ±2.3	7.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,241 ±342	5.8% ±1.6	7.9% ±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 Washington

69th of 194 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Washington page.

Places of Washington near Covington city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bonney Lake city	22,090 ±33
Bothell West CDP	22,029 ±1,512
Battle Ground city	21,886 ±41
Tukwila city	21,451 ±47
Mukilteo city	21,323 ±55
Covington city	21,233 ±42
Five Corners CDP	21,194 ±1,484
Arlington city	21,095 ±38
Mill Creek city	20,956 ±35
Ellensburg city	20,874 ±52
Silverdale CDP	20,685 ±962

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Washington by median rent
No. 19 Places in Washington by homeownership rate
No. 22 Places in Washington by median household income
No. 36 Places in Washington by per capita income
No. 47 Places in Washington by foreign-born share
No. 48 Places in Washington by Hispanic or Latino share

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