Covington is a medium-sized city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 21,374 people and four associated neighborhoods, Covington is the 56th largest community in Washington. Covington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Washington, but Covington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.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, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Covington who work in office and administrative support (15.41%), sales jobs (12.08%), and management occupations (11.84%). Also of interest is that Covington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 13.00% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. One downside of living in Covington is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Covington, the average commute to work is 35.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The overall education level of Covington citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.60% of adults in Covington have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Covington in 2022 was $51,581, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $206,324 for a family of four. 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 White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Covington include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, and Ukrainian. In addition, Covington has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (16.60%). The most common language spoken in Covington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
