Covington, WA Population

Overview

20,608

Total Population

40.0

Median age

50.14%

Female population %

99.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

44.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

1,816

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Covington's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Covington is 40.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Covington's population under 18 was 24.23%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Covington's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 11.66% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Covington, 19.08% were under the age of 15, 17.97% aged 15 to 29, 51.29% aged 30 to 64, 10.05% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 56 more females than males in Covington:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.14% females and 49.86% males in Covington, WA.
The Covington, WA gender ratio is 99.5:100 i.e. 99.5 men to 100 women (0.995).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 1,027.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 1,091.

Covington's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Covington population: 70.90% are White, 4.55% are Black or African American, 0.82% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 10.71% are Asian, 1.82% are some other race and 11.20% are multiracial.
Covington's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 1,816 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 18,792 (91.19% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Covington is White with a population of 14,611 (70.90% of the total population).

Covington's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 21,374 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Covington's population increased by 3,442 (24.26%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Covington's population increased by 3,229 (18.32%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Covington's population was lowest in year 2000 at 14,186.