People QuickFacts Covington Kentucky Population, 2011 estimate 40,811 4,369,356 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 40,640 4,339,362 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.4% 0.7% Population, 2010 40,640 4,339,367 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.9% 6.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 23.3% 23.6% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.4% 13.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 49.9% 50.8%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 82.0% 87.8% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 11.9% 7.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 1.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 3.2% 1.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 3.6% 3.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 80.8% 86.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 78.0% 84.0% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 2.3% 3.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 3.1% 4.6% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 79.1% 81.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 17.3% 20.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 21.3 22.5  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 52.9% 69.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 39.9% 17.7% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $103,900 $116,800 Households, 2006-2010 17,445 1,676,708 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.28 2.48 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $20,897 $22,515 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,414 $41,576 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 22.5% 17.7%     Business QuickFacts Covington Kentucky Total number of firms, 2007 2,431 337,600 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 6.0% 3.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.7% 25.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 278,709 119,105,421 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 158,127 74,680,759 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 417,773 50,405,925 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,773 $11,843 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 124,926 6,300,866     Geography QuickFacts Covington Kentucky Land area in square miles, 2010 13.20 39,486.34 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,079.3 109.9 FIPS Code 17848 21 Counties Kenton County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts