Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,545 people and six associated neighborhoods, Covington is the 115th largest community in Virginia.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 sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in office and administrative support (14.58%), sales jobs (11.23%), and food service (6.25%). A relatively large number of people in Covington telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.62% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Covington has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Covington has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Covington than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Covington may be for you. One of the benefits of Covington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.21 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. 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 9.60% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher. The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $24,067, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,268 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, English, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
