Covington, VA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Covington	Virginia	National
Income per capita	$37,768	$52,412	$44,883
Median household income	$62,245	$97,559	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$66,085	$122,661	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,804	$62,827	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,072	$61,054	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,319	$44,172	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.6%	11.4%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Covington is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Covington is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Covington is 69% 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

$41,492 $62,245 $124,490

City

$65,032 $97,559 $195,118

State

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

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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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	252	$135,119	66.1%
Selma, VA	512	$73,701	9.4%
Iron Gate, VA	404	$60,250	25.9%
Clifton Forge, VA	3,667	$50,603	37.8%
Low Moor, VA	345	$39,680	51.2%
Covington, VA	5,839	$62,245	23.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paola, KS	5,838	$76,988	5.3%
Turpin Hills, OH	5,840	$193,989	138.5%
Lucerne Valley, CA	5,837	$58,486	28.1%
Addis, LA	5,837	$118,644	45.9%
Solvang, CA	5,836	$123,837	52.3%
Covington, VA	5,839	$62,245	23.5%

Source: The Covington, VA 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.