Covington, GA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Covington	Georgia	National
Income per capita	$35,379	$39,653	$44,883
Median household income	$58,254	$74,934	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$108,934	$98,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,657	$46,907	$52,080
Median earnings male	$48,355	$52,243	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,097	$37,559	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.2%	17.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Covington is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Covington is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Covington is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Covington is 73% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,832 $58,254 $116,508

City

$49,951 $74,934 $149,868

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Covington median earnings by income bracket

Covington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.0%	20.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.0%	12.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.2%	3.2%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	34.0%	34.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Between, GA	429	$161,845	99.0%
Walnut Grove, GA	1,792	$105,571	29.8%
Social Circle, GA	4,622	$96,138	18.2%
Newborn, GA	841	$95,141	17.0%
Shady Dale, GA	418	$87,684	7.8%
Covington, GA	14,585	$58,254	28.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gonzalez, FL	14,583	$110,896	36.3%
Greendale, WI	14,580	$110,945	36.4%
Washington, MO	14,575	$97,715	20.1%
Metuchen, NJ	14,596	$203,442	150.1%
East Wenatchee, WA	14,570	$93,475	14.9%
Covington, GA	14,585	$58,254	28.4%

Source: The Covington, GA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.