Covington County vs. Walton County

	Covington County (AL)	Walton County (FL)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	36,986	71,375
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.1%	29.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	37,766	55,043
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	37,765	55,043
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.9%	20.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.1%	20.6%
Female persons, percent	51.6%	49.5%
White alone, percent	84.5%	89.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	12.6%	5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.7%	0.8%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	1.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	6.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	83.2%	84.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,902	6,101
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.7%	5.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,975	53,385
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	74.0%	74.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$95,500	$222,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$955	$1,418
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$322	$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$608	$950
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.0%	27.0%
Building permits, 2018	15	1,525
Households, 2014-2018	15,008	26,432
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.44	2.42
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.3%	82.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	1.7%	8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.6%	88.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.6%	79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.9%	88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	14.9%	28.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	14.8%	11.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.1%	17.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.2%	57.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	47.0%	54.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	33,061	373,781
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	138,991	266,871
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	470,482	454,085
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	452,011	817,442
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,909	$14,196
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.0	28.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,601	$53,785
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,071	$33,731
Persons in poverty, percent	19.9%	11.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	816	2,336
Total employment, 2017	10,433	21,377
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	357,563	727,091
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.4%	8.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,213	8,362
All firms, 2012	2,657	7,360
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,468	3,663
Women-owned firms, 2012	891	2,603
Minority-owned firms, 2012	375	753
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,177	6,233
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	181	921
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,287	5,825
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	0.0%	24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010	36.6	53.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,030.46	1,037.63

Source: United States Census Bureau

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