Covington County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 31,25583.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,96013.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5961.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4561.2%Two or more races
  • 1620.4%Asian alone
  • 1210.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 70.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 55
• Burglaries: 88
• Thefts: 121
• Auto thefts: 13

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 53
• Burglaries: 87
• Thefts: 108
• Auto thefts: 8

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $310 (0.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $311 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Covington County is $363 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Andalusia, Opp, Rosehill-Gantt, Florala, Falco, Babbie, River Falls, Red Level, Lockhart, Sanford.

Neighboring counties: Atkinson County, Georgia , Camden County, Georgia , Winn Parish, Louisiana , Jasper County, Texas , Seminole County, Georgia , Tift County, Georgia , Leon County, Texas , Worth County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 302 (73.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 02010 or later
• 1042000 to 2009
• 391990 to 1999
• 551980 to 1989
• 91970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 82.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,734
• One, attached: 95
• Two: 304
• 3 or 4: 334
• 5 to 9: 478
• 10 to 19: 53
• 20 to 49: 66
• 50 or more: 57
• Mobile homes: 3,893
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 42

Housing units in Covington County with a mortgage: 5,158 (97 second mortgage, 411 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,177

Religion statistics for Covington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Covington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4082: September 21, 2012, FEMA Id: 4082, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 12, 2009 to December 18, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1870: December 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1870, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Alabama Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to April 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1835: April 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 1835, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 29, 2008 to September 03, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3292: August 30, 2008, FEMA Id: 3292, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3237: September 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 3237, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Dennis, Incident Period: July 10, 2005 to July 16, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1593: July 10, 2005, FEMA Id: 1593, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Hurricane Ivan, Incident Period: September 13, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1549: September 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 1549, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

4.20% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,403 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.44% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($31,491 average AGI)
1.76% relocated from other states ($14,912 average AGI)

Covington County:	1.76%
Alabama average:	2.56%

from Coffee County, AL	0.46% ($31,754 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.36% ($26,911)
from Crenshaw County, AL	0.20% ($44,400)
from Conecuh County, AL	0.19% ($23,000)
from Walton County, FL	0.19% ($37,522)

4.68% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($35,935 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.53% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($18,579 average AGI)
2.15% relocated to other states ($17,356 average AGI)

Covington County:	2.15%
Alabama average:	2.59%

to Coffee County, AL	0.55% ($34,074 average AGI)
to Crenshaw County, AL	0.28% ($30,514)
to Okaloosa County, FL	0.25% ($27,516)
to Walton County, FL	0.24% ($53,433)
to Geneva County, AL	0.16% ($29,350)
to Houston County, AL	0.16% ($1,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 13.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Covington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 31,027 (5,520 male householders, 4,537 female householders)

  7,666 spouses, 10,029 children (9,110 natural, 276 adopted, 639 stepchildren), 1,165 grandchildren, 409 brothers or sisters, 386 parents, 707 other relatives, 503 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,039 (2,093 male householders (1,687 living alone)), 2,991 female householders (2,738 living alone)), 938 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 638

Size of family households: 5,234 2-persons, 2,262 3-persons, 1,463 4-persons, 784 5-persons, 233 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,425 1-person, 496 2-persons, 89 3-persons, 76 4-persons.

4,752 married couples with children.
2,066 single-parent households (368 men, 1,698 women).

98.9% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (51% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 14% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $272,696,000 ($7,395 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,767,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $119,497,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,706,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,280,000
Federal grants: $64,716,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,223,000 ($2,575,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,274,000 ($1,818,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $751,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,348,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,221,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Covington County, Alabama
• 2082014 or later
• 6542010 to 2013
• 1,9202000 to 2009
• 4,0471990 to 1999
• 3,1071980 to 1989
• 2,8521970 to 1979
• 2,0161960 to 1969
• 1,5341950 to 1959
• 1,0031940 to 1949
• 1,5911939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Alabama
• 521 room
• 452 rooms
• 2423 rooms
• 8954 rooms
• 3,1325 rooms
• 2,5146 rooms
• 1,9247 rooms
• 1,0658 rooms
• 1,3689+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Alabama
• 921 room
• 722 rooms
• 2233 rooms
• 1,1104 rooms
• 1,2775 rooms
• 6066 rooms
• 2987 rooms
• 1268 rooms
• 269+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Alabama
• 60no bedroom
• 1761 bedroom
• 1,7102 bedrooms
• 7,0893 bedrooms
• 1,9064 bedrooms
• 2955+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Alabama
• 88no bedroom
• 3141 bedroom
• 1,6452 bedrooms
• 1,6423 bedrooms
• 1364 bedrooms
• 05+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 358no vehicle
• 2,9391 vehicle
• 4,8252 vehicles
• 1,9873 vehicles
• 9584 vehicles
• 2205+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 324no vehicle
• 1,9821 vehicle
• 1,2612 vehicles
• 2353 vehicles
• 464 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.9% of Covington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Alabama.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 28,250
• Other state: 8,980
• Northeast: 998
• Midwest: 1,209
• South: 5,845
• West: 919

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,531
• Number of aged recipients: 190
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,341
• Number of recipients under 18: 184
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 954
• Number of recipients older than 64: 393
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 725
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 608