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Covington, Kentucky Economy Profile

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 Covington, Kentucky United States
StateKentucky
CityCovington
Total population43,370 281,421,906
Male21,228138,053,563
Female22,142143,368,343
Median age (years)33.135.3
Total households18,257105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)30,73541,994

Covington, Kentucky Economy

sixty-three point three one percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Covington, Kentucky. Among them 30.3% are females aged 16 and over. 70.14% of Covington, Kentucky workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. 7.01% use public transportation (including taxicab). One point four percent of Covington, Kentucky residents work at home.

The total population of Covington, Kentucky is 43,370 people. The median household income in Covington, Kentucky is $30,735. Management, professional, and related occupations make up 23.58% of all occupations. 9.31% of Covington, Kentucky population is involved into construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations. 29.79% of population are in sales and office occupations. Production, transportation, and material moving occupations account for 18.66% of occupations.

19.87% of families in Covington, Kentucky have an income from $35,000 to $49,999. Zero of families are below poverty level. Covington, Kentucky median household income is $30,735. On an average, male full-time, year-round workers, receive $31,238, female full-time, year-round workers, are paid twenty-four thousand, four hundred and eighty-seven dollars.

 Covington, Kentucky %, Covington, Kentucky United States
Population 16 years and over33,213  217,168,077
In labor force21,028 63.31%63.92%
- Civilian labor force21,028 63.31%63.39%
- - Employed19,715 59.36%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,313 3.95%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.2  5.8
- Armed Forces0  0.53%
Not in labor force12,185 36.69%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over17,288 52.05%51.66%
In labor force10,062 30.3%29.72%
- Civilian labor force10,062 30.3%29.65%
- - Employed9,403 28.31%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years3,655 11.0%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force2,267  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over19,341  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone13,565 70.14%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled2,900 14.99%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)1,356 7.01%4.73%
Walked1,026 5.3%2.93%
Other means223 1.15%1.19%
Worked at home271 1.4%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)22.3 0.12%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over19,715  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations4,648 23.58%33.65%
Service occupations3,659 18.56%14.86%
Sales and office occupations5,873 29.79%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations22 0.11%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations1,835 9.31%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations3,678 18.66%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining71 0.36%1.87%
Construction1,327 6.73%6.78%
Manufacturing2,707 13.73%14.1%
Wholesale trade784 3.98%3.6%
Retail trade2,421 12.28%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities1,407 7.14%5.2%
Information570 2.89%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing1,614 8.19%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services1,576 7.99%9.3%
Educational, health and social services3,333 16.91%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services2,115 10.73%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)742 3.76%4.87%
Public administration1,048 5.32%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers16,763 85.03%78.47%
Government workers2,228 11.3%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business690 3.5%6.63%
Unpaid family workers34 0.17%0.31%
 Covington, Kentucky %, Covington, Kentucky United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households18,211  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,901 15.93%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,534 8.42%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,949 16.19%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9992,781 15.27%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9993,058 16.79%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9992,962 16.26%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,9991,253 6.88%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999554 3.04%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99968 0.37%2.2%
$200,000 or more151 0.83%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)30,735  41,994
With earnings14,115 42.5%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)41,876  56,604
With Social Security income4,844 14.58%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)9,780  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income1,287 3.87%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,997  6,320
With public assistance income1,140 3.43%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,561  3,032
With retirement income2,432 7.32%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)14,694  17,376
 
Families10,171  72,261,780
Less than $10,0001,131 11.12%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999554 5.45%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9991,407 13.83%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9991,458 14.33%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,9992,021 19.87%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,9992,205 21.68%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999827 8.13%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999415 4.08%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99943 0.42%2.75%
$200,000 or more110 1.08%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)38,307  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)16,841  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers31,238  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers24,487  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families1,577  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years1,318 83.58%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years781 49.52%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present1,018  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years961 94.4%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years552 54.22%42.27%
 
Individuals7,763  33,899,812
18 years and over4,954 63.82%65.35%
- 65 years and over627 8.08%9.7%
Related children under 18 years2,711 34.92%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years1,681 21.65%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over2,644 34.06%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.