Covington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 40,956 people and 15 associated neighborhoods, Covington is the fourth largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Covington was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Covington is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Covington is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in management occupations (10.82%), office and administrative support (10.79%), and sales jobs (10.67%). Also of interest is that Covington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 11.44% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Many people in Covington take advantage of public transportation to get around. In fact, for the size of the city, the number of people who use the bus to commute to work is quite high. This helps to fill a need among Covington citizens for affordable transportation.The education level of Covington citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.40% of adults in Covington have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $33,868, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,472 for a family of four. However, Covington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Covington is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Covington residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Covington include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
