Covington.
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Washington·King County
8 tracts·16K people·$637K median·2,630/mi²
White 59 · Hispanic 11 · Asian 11 · Multiracial 9 · Black 8 · Other 2
Married couple 59 · Other 22 · Living alone 18
Retail 39 · Leisure 19 · Manufacturing 16 · Health 10 · Professional 10 · Public admin 3 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 22 · Service 15 · Construction · maintenance 10 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 20 · Carpool 19 · Transit 1 · Walk 1 · Bike 0
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The median home value in Covington is $637,300 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Covington has 21,233 residents across 4 census tracts and 2 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 36.4; the population is 58.9% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% Asian, 9.3% Multiracial, 8.1% Black and 1.7% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 37.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.0% (Census ACS).
Crestwood Elementary School (58%), Covington Elementary School (45%) and Jenkins Creek Elementary School (36%) lead the elementary schools; Mattson Middle School (42%) and Cedar Heights Middle School (37%) lead the middle schools; Kentwood High School is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,232/month, 41% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Covington is $134,502 a year, 56% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Covington, median rent is $2,232/month and the median home value is $637,300 (Census ACS).
Covington reported 1.6 violent crimes and 34.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 75°F; winter lows average 35°F; there are 113 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Covington are volcanic activity (88), earthquake (86) and landslide (53), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.65g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Covington, 0.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).