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Language Spoken At Home in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 18,142 | 100% |
English only | 17,846 | 98.4% |
Language other than English | 296 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 28 | 0.2% |
Spanish | 206 | 1.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 15 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 37 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 13 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Other languages | 53 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,571 | 100% |
American | 2,724 | 13.9% |
Arab | 2 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 225 | 1.1% |
English | 1,307 | 6.7% |
French (except Basque) | 322 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 196 | 1.0% |
German | 629 | 3.2% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 2 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,828 | 9.3% |
Italian | 267 | 1.4% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 35 | 0.2% |
Polish | 7 | 0.0% |
Portuguese | 0 | 0.0% |
Russian | 16 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 133 | 0.7% |
Scottish | 230 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 12 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 34 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 44 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 2 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 6,821 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,665 | 68.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,872 | 27.4% |
Married-couple family | 3,223 | 47.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,083 | 15.9% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 246 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 126 | 1.8% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 1,196 | 17.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 663 | 9.7% |
Nonfamily households | 2,156 | 31.6% |
Householder living alone | 2,068 | 30.3% |
65 years and over | 871 | 12.8% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,358 | 34.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 2,056 | 30.1% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 19,266 | 100% |
Householder | 6,821 | 35.4% |
Spouse | 3,251 | 16.9% |
Child | 6,717 | 34.9% |
Other relatives | 2,045 | 10.6% |
Nonrelatives | 432 | 2.2% |
Unmarried partner | 109 | 0.6% |
Marital Status in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 7,360 | 100% |
Never married | 2,511 | 34.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,633 | 49.4% |
Separated | 238 | 3.2% |
Widowed | 195 | 2.6% |
Divorced | 783 | 10.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 8,011 | 100% |
Never married | 2,504 | 31.3% |
Now married, except separated | 3,207 | 40.0% |
Separated | 408 | 5.1% |
Widowed | 1,009 | 12.6% |
Divorced | 883 | 11.0% |
Fertility in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 375 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 293 | 78.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 81 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 151 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 133 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 9 | 0% |
Grandparents in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 679 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 379 | 55.8% |
Less than 1 year | 13 | 1.9% |
1 or 2 years | 64 | 9.4% |
3 or 4 years | 158 | 23.3% |
5 or more years | 144 | 21.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 379 | 100% |
Who are female | 307 | 81.0% |
Who are married | 251 | 66.2% |
School Enrollment in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 5,254 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 312 | 5.9% |
Kindergarten | 331 | 6.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 2,290 | 43.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 1,194 | 22.7% |
College or graduate school | 1,127 | 21.5% |
Educational Attainment in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 12,690 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 875 | 6.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,814 | 14.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 4,866 | 38.3% |
Some college, no degree | 2,492 | 19.6% |
Associate's degree | 872 | 6.9% |
Bachelor's degree | 1,161 | 9.1% |
Graduate or professional degree | 610 | 4.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 78.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 14.0% |
Veteran Status in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 14,437 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,412 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 19,261 | 100% |
With a disability | 3,929 | 20.4% |
Under 18 years | 5,100 | 100% |
With a disability | 281 | 5.5% |
18 to 64 years | 11,367 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,035 | 17.9% |
65 years and over | 2,794 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,613 | 57.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 19,281 | 100% |
Same house | 17,644 | 91.5% |
Different house in the U.S. | 1,633 | 8.5% |
Same county | 686 | 3.6% |
Different county | 947 | 4.9% |
Same state | 834 | 4.3% |
Different state | 113 | 0.6% |
Abroad | 4 | 0.0% |
Place Of Birth in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 19,571 | 100% |
Native | 19,504 | 99.7% |
Born in United States | 19,444 | 99.4% |
State of residence | 17,121 | 87.5% |
Different state | 2,323 | 11.9% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 60 | 0.3% |
Foreign born | 67 | 0.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 67 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 27 | 40.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 40 | 59.7% |
Year of Entry in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 127 | 100% |
Native | 60 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 60 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 67 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 67 | 100.0% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Covington County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 67 | 100% |
Europe | 20 | 29.9% |
Asia | 18 | 26.9% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 29 | 43.3% |
Northern America | 0 | 0.0% |