Covington is a somewhat small city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 5,679 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 (13.28%), sales jobs (10.86%), and healthcare (7.85%). One of the benefits of Covington is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.64 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 rate of college-level education in Covington is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.40% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $24,657, which is low income relative to Virginia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,628 for a family of four. However, Covington contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Covington is a somewhat 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 English, Irish, German, European, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
