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.
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.
Covington is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
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.
