Covington, Washington

Back to Covington, WA housing info, King County, Washington, WA smaller cities, WA small cities, All Cities. Covington Apartments for Rent We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Covington, WA King County Population in July 2008: 18,115. Population change since 2000: +31.4% Males: 9,205   (50.8%) Females: 8,910   (49.2%) Median resident age:   32.1 years Washington median age:   35.3 years Zip codes: 98042. Estimated median household income in 2007: $80,314 (it was $63,711 in 2000) Covington:   $80,314 Washington:   $55,591 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $28,402 Covington:   $28,402 Washington:   $29,027 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $311,387 (it was $162,700 in 2000) Covington:   $311,387 Washington:   $300,800 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $330,387; Detached houses: $340,174; Townhouses or other attached units: $242,259; In 2-unit structures: $348,936; Mobile homes: $78,545 Covington, WA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Covington: White Non-Hispanic (85.9%) Hispanic (4.5%) Two or more races (3.5%) Black (2.4%) American Indian (2.2%) Other race (1.8%) Filipino (1.1%) 2008 cost of living index in Covington: 111.6 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Covington, Washington on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Covington is mentioned 112 times on our forum: So tell me about Covington...  (4 replies) Locations around Covington?  (3 replies) Moving to Covington Washington  (1 reply) Kent, Bonney Lake, Edgewood, Auburn, Covington - Area info please!!  (5 replies) Covington area  (0 replies) Covington to Bellevue=horrible commute?!  (4 replies) Latest news from Covington, WA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: German (20.4%), English (14.3%), Irish (11.2%), Norwegian (6.8%), United States (6.3%), Italian (4.7%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Incorporated in 1997 Elevation: 352 feet Land area: 5.77 square miles. Population density: 3141 people per square mile   (average).

Latitude: 47.37 N, Longitude: 122.10 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -4,284 (-31.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 736 (10.7%)

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Covington, Washington business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	0.66
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Covington, Washington

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Covington-area historical earthquake activity is above Washington state average. It is 303% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/13/1949 at 19:55:42, a magnitude 7.0 (7.0 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 20.4 miles away from Covington center, causing $80,000,000 total damage
On 2/28/2001 at 18:54:32, a magnitude 6.8 (6.5 MB, 6.6 MS, 6.8 MW, Depth: 32.2 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 29.5 miles away from the city center, causing $2,000,000,000 total damage and $305,000,000 insured losses
On 4/29/1965 at 15:28:43, a magnitude 6.6 (6.6 UK) earthquake occurred 11.4 miles away from the city center, causing $28,000,000 total damage
On 7/3/1999 at 01:43:54, a magnitude 5.8 (5.4 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.3 ME, Depth: 25.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 57.3 miles away from Covington center
On 5/3/1996 at 04:04:22, a magnitude 5.5 (5.2 MB, 5.3 MD, 5.5 ML, Depth: 2.5 mi) earthquake occurred 36.4 miles away from the city center
On 2/14/1981 at 06:09:27, a magnitude 5.5 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.5 ML) earthquake occurred 63.0 miles away from Covington center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), energy magnitude (ME), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Birthplace of: Mike Jensen - College basketball player (Washington Huskies).

Political contributions by individuals in Covington, WA

• Flying 'O' Ranch Heliport

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Creek: Little Soos Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This city:	3.1 people
Washington:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	83.9%
Whole state:	66.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	5.2%
Whole state:	6.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This city:	3.6%
Whole state:	10.6%

This city:	1.2%
Whole state:	4.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Covington, WA

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7.07% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($51,604 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.07%
Washington average:	7.86%

0.27% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,154 average AGI)

King County:	0.27%
Washington average:	0.26%

from Snohomish County, WA	0.95% ($45,723 average AGI)
from Pierce County, WA	0.78% ($40,128)
from Los Angeles County, CA	0.20% ($65,600)

6.45% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($54,696 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.45%
Washington average:	7.07%

0.16% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,377 average AGI)

King County:	0.16%
Washington average:	0.16%

to Snohomish County, WA	1.31% ($49,721 average AGI)
to Pierce County, WA	0.97% ($46,071)
to Los Angeles County, CA	0.15% ($51,775)

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• Hazardous Condition: 10
• Service Call: 14
• Good Intent Call: 2