Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 8,597 people and four associated neighborhoods, Covington is the 72nd largest community in Tennessee.Covington is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Covington is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in office and administrative support (10.24%), teaching (10.21%), and healthcare (8.96%). 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 citizens of Covington are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.04% of adults in Covington have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $23,396, which is lower middle income relative to Tennessee, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $93,584 for a family of four. However, Covington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Covington is an extremely 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 Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Covington include English, French, German, Irish, and European. The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
