Alleghany County vs. Covington city County

	Alleghany County (VA)	Covington city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	14,910	5,460
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-8.3%	-8.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	16,261	5,954
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	16,250	5,961
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.3%	4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.6%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.7%	21.5%
Female persons, percent	51.1%	50.9%
White alone, percent	92.7%	82.6%
Black or African American alone, percent	4.7%	13.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.3%	0.0%
Asian alone, percent	0.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.5%	2.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	91.5%	81.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,093	492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	1.0%	3.4%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.7%	73.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$116,500	$74,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$969	$855
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$362	$327
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$676	$598
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	8.2%	9.0%
Households, 2014-2018	6,741	2,409
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.22	2.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	89.7%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.5%	2.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	79.2%	76.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	67.2%	69.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	85.6%	86.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	15.4%	15.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.9%	12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	9.9%	15.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	50.0%	56.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.9%	53.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	85,719	8,831
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	75,144	158,331
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,630	$27,436
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	16.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$47,794	$39,432
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,918	$24,955
Persons in poverty, percent	14.8%	15.2%
All firms, 2012	893	430
Men-owned firms, 2012	596	253
Women-owned firms, 2012	189	80
Minority-owned firms, 2012	38	55
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	821	330
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	754	364
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	41.4%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.5	1,090.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	445.46	5.47

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Alleghany county (VA) and Covington city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.