Covington County, Alabama

Covington County has a population of 37,628 and has grown 1.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $152,100, about 2.9 times the county's median household income of $52,456.

Home price
$152,100
Income
$52,456
Population
37,628
Unemployment
5.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$152,100county
Median gross rent$746county
Median year homes here were built1979county
Share of homes built before 198052.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile19.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,418(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$776county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$591county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$999county
Home insurance / yr$3,633(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.6(statewide)
Median household income$52,456county
Family health premium / yr$23,986(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$7,871(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.632(statewide)
Poverty rate19.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home2.9%county
Unemployment rate5.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.4%county
Share of workers employed by government17.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$44,179county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.26%county
Top state income tax5.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.46%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time25.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service56 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1164880county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station105 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.2%county
Traffic deaths98.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher17.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.2%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment6173county
Students per full-time teacher16.3county
Free lunch eligible56.6%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools3county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians48county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here2county
Fine particulate matter8.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year14.5%county
Frequent mental distress18.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity28.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population37,628county
Land area in square miles1,031county
People per square mile of land36.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store3.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract3.7%county
Population change since 2020+1.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age43.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1822.2%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.4%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages1.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls57.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents314county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in703county
Households that moved away668county
Average income of arriving households$48,034county
Average income of departing households$41,108county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings19.2%(statewide)
Violent crime rate360(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature66.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.72 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F89 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing34 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8acounty
Frost-free days257 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 8county
Average first fall frostNov 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$189county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh15.8¢county
Household electricity use1,129 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.17(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity77.1%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.5%county
Homes heated by propane7.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband83.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk69.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.2county
Landslide risk51.1county
Hail risk17.6county
Earthquake risk54.2county
Tornado risk83.7county
Tropical cyclone risk95.6county
Extreme heat risk69.7county
Winter weather risk30.3county
Strong wind risk42.0county
Wildfire risk49.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Covington County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Alabama figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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