Living in Covington County School District Area

Living Summary

6,759

households

18,736

Total Population

$77,100

Average House Value

$631

Average Housing Rent

$38,178

Average Household Income

86.18%

Health Insurance Coverage

100%

Household with Internet

Academic Summary view more

Schools

3,113

Total Students

KG-12

Grades Offered

13 to 1

Students to Teacher Ratio

33%

Percent Proficient - Math

32%

Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 6,759 households are located in Covington County School District area. Among them, 2,274 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.32 people. The total number of children in the region is 6,662 and 4,101 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0% (70) of residents are non-citizens and 1% (209) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Covington County School District, Mississippi
Household	6,759
Population	18,736
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	2,274 (34%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,662
Total Students	4,101
Pre-Kindergarten	146
Kindergarten	319
Grade 1-8	2,063
Grade 9-12	961
College/Graduate School	612
Veterans	14,238
Non-citizen	70
Non-English Home Language	209
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

14,754 residents are over the age of 16 and 8,008 people are in labor force. Among them, 7,974 people are in civilian labor force and 34 are in armed labor force. 7,324 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 8.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Covington County School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,259	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	6,332	87.23%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	749	10.32%
Public transportation	33	0.45%
Walked	84	1.16%
Other method	16	0.22%
Worked from home	45	0.62%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,324	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,972	26.93%
Service	1,261	17.22%
Sales and office	1,409	19.24%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,170	15.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	1,512	20.64%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,324	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	388	5.30%
Construction	694	9.48%
Manufacturing	1,151	15.72%
Wholesale trade	120	1.64%
Retail trade	825	11.26%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	647	8.83%
Information	65	0.89%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	287	3.92%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	131	1.79%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,871	25.55%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	448	6.12%
Other services, except public administration	454	6.20%
Public administration	243	3.32%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	7,324	-
Private wage and salary workers	5,441	74.29%
Government workers	1,371	18.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	488	6.66%
Unpaid family workers	24	0.33%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $50,121 for the 6,759 households in Covington County School District area, Mississippi. The average income of a single worker is $22,319. 16,117 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.18%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	6,759	-
Less than $10,000	841	12.44%
$10,000 - $14,999	682	10.09%
$15,000 - $24,999	894	13.23%
$25,000 - $34,999	852	12.61%
$35,000 - $49,999	915	13.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,189	17.59%
$75,000 - $99,999	488	7.22%
$100,000 - $149,999	690	10.21%
$150,000 - $199,999	152	2.25%
More than $200,000	56	0.83%
Median Household Income	$38,178	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$50,121	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	4,965	-
Less than $10,000	524	10.55%
$10,000 - $14,999	269	5.42%
$15,000 - $24,999	646	13.01%
$25,000 - $34,999	638	12.85%
$35,000 - $49,999	700	14.10%
$50,000 - $74,999	947	19.07%
$75,000 - $99,999	476	9.59%
$100,000 - $149,999	562	11.32%
$150,000 - $199,999	152	3.06%
More than $200,000	51	1.03%

Median Family Income	$43,847	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$55,300	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$22,319	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,936	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,936	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	18,702	-
With health insurance coverage	16,117	86.18%
Public coverage	7,721	41.28%
Private health insurance	10,483	56.05%
Without health insurance coverage	2,585	13.82%

Housing

There are 8,690 housing units in Covington County School District area, Mississippi with 6,759 units (77.78%) occupied. 5,286 houses (78.21%) are occupied by owner and 1,473 houses (21.79%) are rented. The average housing value is $77,100 and the average rental cost is $631. 208 houses (2.39%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 905 houses (10.41%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,690	-
Occupied	6,759	77.78%
Owner Occupied	5,286	78.21%
Renter Occupied	1,473	21.79%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	5,874	67.59%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	8	0.09%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	474	5.45%
Mobile Homes	2,334	26.86%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,690	-
Built 2014 or later	208	2.39%
Built 2010 - 2013	292	3.36%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,299	14.95%
Built 1990 - 1999	1,888	21.73%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,283	14.76%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,521	17.50%
Built 1960 - 1969	906	10.43%
Built 1950 - 1959	388	4.46%
Built 1949 or earlier	905	10.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,690	-
1 room	104	1.20%
2 rooms	140	1.61%
3 rooms	252	2.90%
4 rooms	1,196	13.76%
5 rooms	2,290	26.35%
6 rooms	2,182	25.11%
7 rooms	1,310	15.07%
8 rooms	645	7.42%
9 rooms or more	571	6.57%
Median Number of Rooms	5.7 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	8,690	-
no bedroom	104	1.20%
1 bedroom	266	3.06%
2 bedrooms	1,717	19.76%
3 bedrooms	5,513	63.44%
4 bedrooms	979	11.27%
5 bedrooms or more	111	1.28%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	5,286	-
Less than $50,000	1,423	26.92%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,625	30.74%
$100,000 - $149,999	819	15.49%
$150,000 - $199,999	613	11.60%
$200,000 - $299,999	513	9.70%
$300,000 - $499,999	182	3.44%
$500,000 - $999,999	111	2.10%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$77,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	1,136	-
Less than $500	327	28.79%
$500 - $999	633	55.72%
$1,000 - $1,499	156	13.73%
$1,500 - $1,999	20	1.76%
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$631	-

Demographic

A total of 18,978 people lives in Covington County School District area, Mississippi with 9,253 male and 9,725 female. The males to female ratio is 48.76 to 51.24. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	18,978	-
Male	9,253	48.76%
Female	9,725	51.24%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,978	-
Under 5 years	1,292	6.81%
5 - 9 years	1,405	7.40%
10 - 14 years	1,239	6.53%
15 - 19 years	1,328	7.00%
20 - 24 years	1,262	6.65%
25 - 34 years	2,188	11.53%
35 - 44 years	2,368	12.48%
45 - 54 years	2,221	11.70%
55 - 59 years	1,389	7.32%
60 - 64 years	1,065	5.61%
65 - 74 years	1,822	9.60%
75 - 84 years	997	5.25%
85 years and older	402	2.12%
Median Age	37.3 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	18,978	-
One Race	18,870	99.43%
White	11,886	62.63%
Black or African American	6,946	36.60%
American Indian and Alaska Native	36	0.19%
Asian	0	0.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	2	0.01%

Two or more races	108	0.57%
White and Black or African American	108	0.57%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%
White and Asian	0	0.00%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%