Covington, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

70%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Covington	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$25,287	$34,967	$29,829
Median household income	$41,024	$66,149	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$43,487	$82,180	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,500	$42,481	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,923	$41,712	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,690	$29,664	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	11.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Covington is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Covington is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Covington is 70% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Covington is 23% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,346 $41,024 $82,048

City

$44,094 $66,149 $132,298

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Covington median earnings by income bracket

Covington employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	31.5%	31.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	9.5%	9.5%
Public administration	13.0%	13.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.3%	9.3%
Education, health & social services	11.7%	11.7%
Other	6.7%	6.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Callaghan, VA	247	$91,250	64.9%
Selma, VA	495	$50,179	9.3%
Iron Gate, VA	396	$41,250	25.4%
Clifton Forge, VA	3,534	$33,598	39.3%
Low Moor, VA	333	$26,131	52.8%
Covington, VA	5,653	$41,024	25.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Didsbury, AB	5,654	n/a
North Windham, ME	5,651	$80,963	46.3%
Columbia Falls, MT	5,651	$48,427	12.5%
Clarion, PA	5,650	$33,854	38.8%
Oliver, BC	5,648	n/a
Covington, VA	5,653	$41,024	25.8%

Source: The Covington, VA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).