Covington.
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Georgia·Newton County
7 tracts·10K people·$302K median·658/mi²
Black 49 · White 39 · Hispanic 8 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 37 · Other 34 · Living alone 29
Manufacturing 30 · Health 17 · Professional 17 · Retail 17 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 6 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 40 · Sales · office 25 · Production · transport 17 · Service 9 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 72 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 12 · Walk 2 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Covington is $301,900 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Covington has 14,584 residents across 2 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.8; the population is 49.1% Black, 39.3% White, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% Multiracial, 0.4% Asian and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 27.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.4% (Census ACS).
Newton County Theme School at Ficquett is the elementary school with reported scores (83%); Cousins Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (40%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,191/month, 25% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Covington is $58,810 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Covington, median rent is $1,191/month and the median home value is $301,900 (Census ACS).
Covington reported 5.5 violent crimes and 37.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 90°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 75 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 50 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Covington are ice storm (94), tornado (92) and hail (91), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.14g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Covington, 2.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).