Covington, KY (Kentucky) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 43,235 (All urban)

Covington, Kentucky Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 20,450 (18,230 occupied: 8,996 owner occupied, 9,234 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	51%
State:	29%

Housing density: 1557 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $127,479.

Median contract rent in 2007: $461 (lower quartile is $343, upper quartile is $602)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $454

Median gross rent in Covington, KY in 2007: $543

Housing units in Covington with a mortgage: 5,936 (837 second mortgage, 841 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,003

Covington,KY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $103,918 (it was $72,300 in 2000)

Covington:	$103,918
Kentucky:	$114,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,862 - $134,374

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $120,931
Here: $120,931
State: $160,589

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,588
Here: $148,588
State: $163,962

In 2-unit structures: $121,425
Here: $121,425
State: $137,715

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $143,474
Here: $143,474
State: $141,483

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $337,155
Here: $337,155
State: $124,940

Mobile homes: $21,306
Here: $21,306
State: $33,636

Household type by relationship

Households: 42,230

In family households: 32,411 (6,313 male householders, 3,858 female householders)
6,273 spouses, 12,696 children (11,711 natural, 348 adopted, 637 stepchildren), 1,009 grandchildren, 464 brothers or sisters, 267 parents, 425 other relatives, 1,106 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 9,819 (3,970 male householders (3,142 living alone)), 4,070 female householders (3,473 living alone)), 1,779 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,118 (827 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,956 2-persons, 2,732 3-persons, 1,981 4-persons, 929 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,615 1-person, 1,213 2-persons, 140 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 23 5-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

5,580 married couples with children.
4,166 single-parent households (694 men, 3,472 women).

96.0% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 649 (1.5%)
(43.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington, Kentucky:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 271 4 rooms: 1,223 5 rooms: 2,333 6 rooms: 2,598 7 rooms: 1,104 8 rooms: 942 9 or more rooms: 475

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington, Kentucky:
	1 room: 398 2 rooms: 1,003 3 rooms: 2,408 4 rooms: 2,516 5 rooms: 1,757 6 rooms: 673 7 rooms: 327 8 rooms: 87 9 or more rooms: 65

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 218
1995 to 1998: 574
1990 to 1994: 682
1980 to 1989: 1,155
1970 to 1979: 1,832
1960 to 1969: 1,501
1950 to 1959: 2,287
1940 to 1949: 2,439
1939 or earlier: 9,762

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Covington:
	no bedroom: 19 1 bedroom: 875 2 bedrooms: 3,041 3 bedrooms: 3,764 4 bedrooms: 1,099 5 or more bedrooms: 198

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington:
	no bedroom: 526 1 bedroom: 4,050 2 bedrooms: 3,069 3 bedrooms: 1,378 4 bedrooms: 182 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 748 1 vehicle: 3,186 2 vehicles: 3,719 3 vehicles: 1,020 4 vehicles: 248 5 or more vehicles: 75

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,203 1 vehicle: 4,149 2 vehicles: 1,510 3 vehicles: 306 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 39

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Covington, KY:

Less than $10,000: 49
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 40
$25,000 to $29,999: 63
$30,000 to $34,999: 98
$35,000 to $39,999: 106
$40,000 to $49,999: 268
$50,000 to $59,999: 496
$60,000 to $69,999: 586
$70,000 to $79,999: 679
$80,000 to $89,999: 789
$90,000 to $99,999: 936
$100,000 to $124,999: 1940
$125,000 to $149,999: 1127
$150,000 to $174,999: 609
$175,000 to $199,999: 322
$200,000 to $249,999: 443
$250,000 to $299,999: 163
$300,000 to $399,999: 118
$400,000 to $499,999: 44
$500,000 to $749,999: 23
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Covington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Covington:

Less than $100: 434 people
$100 to $149: 264
$150 to $199: 292
$200 to $249: 268
$250 to $299: 402
$300 to $349: 627
$350 to $399: 901
$400 to $449: 1,028
$450 to $499: 973
$500 to $549: 930
$550 to $599: 635
$600 to $649: 449
$650 to $699: 326
$700 to $749: 260
$750 to $799: 230
$800 to $899: 291
$900 to $999: 178
$1,000 to $1,249: 216
$1,250 to $1,499: 26
$1,500 to $1,999: 68
$2,000 or more: 91
No cash rent: 308

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 204 1990 to 1994: 118 1985 to 1989: 79 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 18 1970 to 1974: 59 1970 to 1974: 56 1965 to 1969: 104

Covington, KY Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.6%
Number of people working at home: 271 (1.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 500
5 to 9 minutes: 1740
10 to 14 minutes: 2831
15 to 19 minutes: 4147
20 to 24 minutes: 3723
25 to 29 minutes: 1136
30 to 34 minutes: 2422
35 to 39 minutes: 421
40 to 44 minutes: 438
45 to 59 minutes: 890
60 to 89 minutes: 533
90 or more minutes: 289

Covington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,565 (70%)
Carpooled: 2,900 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,279 (7%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Ferryboat: 3 (0%)
Taxi: 58 (0%)
Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
Bicycle: 51 (0%)
Walked: 1,026 (5%)
Other means: 141 (1%)
Worked at home: 271 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2901
$10,000 to $14,999: 1534
$15,000 to $19,999: 1630
$20,000 to $24,999: 1319
$25,000 to $29,999: 1527
$30,000 to $34,999: 1254
$35,000 to $39,999: 1193
$40,000 to $44,999: 896
$45,000 to $49,999: 969
$50,000 to $59,999: 1446
$60,000 to $74,999: 1516
$75,000 to $99,999: 1253
$100,000 to $124,999: 374
$125,000 to $149,999: 180
$150,000 to $199,999: 68
$200,000 or more: 151

First ancestries reported:

German: 8414

Other groups: 6092

United States or American: 5171

Irish: 3783

English: 2461

Italian: 685

French (except Basque): 499

Scotch-Irish: 485

Scottish: 300

Dutch: 267

Polish: 208

European: 204

Welsh: 162

British: 116

Subsaharan African:: 99

African: 99

Greek: 83

Norwegian: 72

French Canadian: 55

Russian: 54

Czech: 51

Swiss: 51

Austrian: 46

Slovak: 42

Czechoslovakian: 40

Hungarian: 40

Scandinavian: 39

Swedish: 38

Canadian: 37

Arab:: 34

Lebanese: 28

Danish: 26

Serbian: 25

Belgian: 19

Latvian: 17

Brazilian: 14

Ukrainian: 13

Iranian: 8

Lithuanian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Jordanian: 6

Alsatian: 6

Northern European: 6

Portuguese: 6

Turkish: 6

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 6

West Indian: 6

Slavic: 5

Romanian: 4

German Russian: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (32%)
Germany (8%)
India (7%)
Korea (6%)
Philippines (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)

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

This state: 29269
Northeast: 779
Midwest: 9528
South: 2127
West: 791

51% of Covington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Kentucky.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 205
Nursery to 4th grade: 82
5th and 6th grade: 175
7th and 8th grade: 871
9th grade: 552
10th grade: 833
11th grade: 517
12th grade, no diploma: 520
High school graduate (or equivalency): 4,466
Less than 1 year of college: 833
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,719
Associate degree: 473
Bachelor's degree: 1,475
Master's degree: 436
Professional school degree: 118
Doctorate degree: 96

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 107
Nursery to 4th grade: 36
5th and 6th grade: 185
7th and 8th grade: 1,189
9th grade: 643
10th grade: 908
11th grade: 617
12th grade, no diploma: 551
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,185
Less than 1 year of college: 1,072
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,792
Associate degree: 562
Bachelor's degree: 1,056
Master's degree: 433
Professional school degree: 69
Doctorate degree: 28

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.7%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 61.9%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 28.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 14.6%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,928
Black householders: $17,111
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,583
Asian householders: $61,070
Some other race householders: $32,531
Two or more races householders: $19,271
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $43,529

Covington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Covington household income for Black householders

Covington household income for Some other race householders

Covington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Covington marital status for males

Covington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,486
Black or African American householders: $85,807
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $25,153
Asian householders: $254,117
Some other race householders: $185,701
Two or more races householders: $90,119
Hispanic or Latino householders: $179,664

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 10,782
One, attached: 643
Two: 2,757
3 or 4: 1,846
5 to 9: 1,659
10 to 19: 844
20 to 49: 468
50 or more: 1,233
Mobile homes: 215
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,691

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Covington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (81%) Electricity (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (68%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 661

Here:	12.9%
Kentucky:	11.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 372

Here:	17.7%
Kentucky:	10.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 287

Here:	21.8%
Kentucky:	18.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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