Covina is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,489 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Covina is the 180th largest community in California.
Housing costs in Covina are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.
A relatively large number of people in Covina telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.33% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In Covina, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of people in Covina who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults in Covina have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Covina in 2022 was $37,234, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,936 for a family of four. However, Covina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Covina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Covina, accounting for 61.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Covina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Covina include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
In addition, Covina has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (24.58%).
The most common language spoken in Covina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.