95.8% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
1.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Born in the United States:
94.7% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Native, born elsewhere:
45.8% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
54.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English less than very well).
English speakers - Foreign born:
70.5% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
5.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
24.1% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 65% speak English less than very well).
White - Speak only English
Native:
96.5% (6,648)
Foreign born:
76.5% (75)
White - Speak another language
Native:
3.5% (240)
Foreign born:
23.5% (23)
Asian - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (14)
Foreign born:
61.8% (42)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak only English
Native:
96.5% (6,613)
Foreign born:
79.4% (54)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino - Speak another language
Native:
3.5% (240)
Foreign born:
20.6% (14)
Hispanic or Latino - Speak only English
Native:
100.0% (35)
Foreign born:
70.0% (21)
99 residents are foreign born
This city:
1.2%
Louisiana:
2.6%
Median age by place of birth - Covington
Place of birth - Covington White
Place of birth - Covington Black or African American
Place of birth - Covington Asian
Place of birth - Covington Two or more races
Place of birth - Covington White alone, not Hispanic / Latino
Place of birth - Covington Hispanic or Latino
Year of entry for the foreign-born population - Covington
Year of entry for the foreign-born male population - Covington
Year of entry for the foreign-born female population - Covington
Place of birth by age - Covington
Marital status for White population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.4%
Now married: 59.6%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 9.5%
Females:
Never married: 21.7%
Now married: 46.3%
Separated: 3.7%
Widowed: 11.6%
Divorced: 16.7%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
53.6% (942)
Unmarried:
46.4% (817)
Marital status for Black or African American population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 45.8%
Now married: 22.7%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.3%
Divorced: 28.2%
Females:
Never married: 53.6%
Now married: 11.5%
Separated: 10.5%
Widowed: 14.2%
Divorced: 10.2%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
0.0% (0)
Unmarried:
100.0% (24)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
21.2% (83)
Unmarried:
78.8% (308)
Marital status for Asian population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 67.6%
Now married: 32.4%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
32.4% (12)
Unmarried:
67.6% (25)
Marital status for Two or more races population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 100.0%
Now married: 0.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Marital status for White alone, not Hispanic / Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 28.7%
Now married: 59.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 1.2%
Divorced: 9.6%
Females:
Never married: 21.9%
Now married: 46.6%
Separated: 3.8%
Widowed: 10.8%
Divorced: 16.9%
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
100.0% (29)
Unmarried:
0.0% (0)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months
Now married:
53.6% (942)
Unmarried:
46.4% (817)
Marital status for Hispanic or Latino population 15 years and over:
Males:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 100.0%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 0.0%
Divorced: 0.0%
Females:
Never married: 0.0%
Now married: 22.5%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 77.5%
Divorced: 0.0%
Ancestries in Covington (Other ancestries excluded from the graph)
Other - 2,236 (26.4%)
French - 1,561 (18.4%)
German - 1,310 (15.4%)
Irish - 1,177 (13.9%)
English - 983 (11.6%)
Italian - 587 (6.9%)
United States - 587 (6.9%)
Scotch-Irish - 237 (2.8%)
Scottish - 185 (2.2%)
French Canadian - 142 (1.7%)
Polish - 74 (0.9%)
Dutch - 58 (0.7%)
Welsh - 34 (0.4%)
Swedish - 31 (0.4%)
Russian - 29 (0.3%)
Subsaharan African - 28 (0.3%)
West Indian - 27 (0.3%)
Norwegian - 24 (0.3%)
Arab - 14 (0.2%)
Swiss - 14 (0.2%)
Portuguese - 10 (0.1%)
Czech - 6 (0.07%)
Hungarian - 6 (0.07%)
Danish - 5 (0.06%)
Geographical mobility - Same house 1 year ago (%)
White: 6,415 (85.2%)
Black or African American: 1,174 (88.9%)
American Indian / Alaska Native: 9 (100.0%)
Asian: 112 (100.0%)
Two or more races: 39 (100.0%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 6,350 (85.1%)
Hispanic or Latino: 65 (100.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same county (%)
White: 369 (4.9%)
Black or African American: 52 (3.9%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 369 (4.9%)
Geographical mobility - Moved within same state (%)
White: 521 (6.9%)
Black or African American: 95 (7.2%)
White alone, not Hispanic / Latino: 521 (7.0%)
Geographical mobility - Moved from different state (%)
1.2%
2.6%