Covert is a very small township located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 2,499 people and just one neighborhood, Covert is the 311th largest community in Michigan.
When you are in Covert, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.86% of Covert’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Covert is a township of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covert who work in maintenance occupations (10.99%), office and administrative support (9.86%), and management occupations (9.65%).
A relatively large number of people in Covert telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.31% 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 township 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!) Covert 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. Covert has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Covert than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Covert may be for you.
In Covert, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.08 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
The percentage of adults in Covert with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.08% of adults in Covert have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Covert in 2022 was $22,807, which is low income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $91,228 for a family of four. However, Covert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Covert is an extremely ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Covert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Covert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Covert also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.36% of the township’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Covert include European, Irish, German, English, and Italian.
In addition, Covert has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.76%).
The most common language spoken in Covert is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Covert, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
In the neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 29.6% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.6% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
Whether by choice, divorce, or unplanned pregnancy, single moms may have the toughest job in the book. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that the neighborhood has more single mother households than 98.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. Often high concentrations of single mother homes can be a strong indicator of family and social issues such as poverty, high rates of school dropouts, crime, and other societal problems.
Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 30.9% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Covert are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 36.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 33.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 27.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (21.8%), and 13.4% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 69.7% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (28.5%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Covert, MI, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (22.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.0%), and residents who report German roots (4.1%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.3%), among others. In addition, 17.8% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (32.4% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (62.1%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (29.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.