The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Covington has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Covington a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Covington spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.59 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Covington does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Covington has a very low overall level of education: only 9.48% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.
The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $24,761, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $99,044 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 Irish, German, English, Italian, and Slavic.
The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
