Covington, New York
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Population change since 2000: -9.2%
Males: 631 | (51.2%) |
Females: 601 | (48.8%) |
Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
New York median age: | 40.7 years |
Zip codes: 14525.
Covington: | $64,482 |
NY: | $79,557 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,327 (it was $15,745 in 2000)
Covington town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $148,673 (it was $75,100 in 2000)
Covington: | $148,673 |
NY: | $400,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $186,586; detached houses: $187,038; townhouses or other attached units: $267,158; in 2-unit structures: $247,178; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $41,140; mobile homes: $75,293
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Covington, NY
- 1,18896.4%White alone
- 302.4%Hispanic
- 80.6%Two or more races
- 40.3%Black alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
Races in Covington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Latest news from Covington, NY collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations
Ancestries: German (30.9%), English (22.6%), Irish (19.6%), United States (12.2%), Polish (4.8%), Italian (3.9%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Elevation: 1107 feet
Land area: 26.1 square miles.
Population density: 47 people per square mile (very low).
4 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
New York: | 20.4% |
Covington town: | 2.4% ($1,799) |
New York: | 1.9% ($2,847) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, NY (30.3 miles , pop. 219,773).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (246.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.84 N, Longitude: 78.01 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 585
Here: | 5.0% |
New York: | 4.4% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (17.0%)
- Health care (9.8%)
- Construction (6.6%)
- Accommodation & food services (5.4%)
- Educational services (5.2%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.0%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (2.9%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (23.8%)
- Construction (9.5%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (4.9%)
- Repair & maintenance (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Public administration (3.9%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.9%)
- Health care (20.8%)
- Educational services (11.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.2%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.9%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (6.0%)
- Finance & insurance (5.0%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (9.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (13.1%)
- Farmers and farm managers (8.8%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.4%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (5.1%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (7.3%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5.4%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.4%)
Average climate in Covington, New York
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Covington-area historical tornado activity is below New York state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/20/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 36.0 miles away from the Covington town center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 6/2/1998, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 13.6 miles away from the town center caused $1 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Covington-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above New York state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 153.8 miles away from Covington center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 199.8 miles away from Covington center
On 1/31/1986 at 16:46:43, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 182.6 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi) earthquake occurred 244.8 miles away from Covington center
On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi) earthquake occurred 341.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 243.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Wyoming County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 9
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 7, Floods: 6, Snowstorms: 4, Winter Storms: 4, Tornadoes: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Power Outage: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Covington:
- WYOMING COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 9 miles away; WARSAW, NY)
- MANOR OAK SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES WARSAW (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; WARSAW, NY)
- LEROY VILLAGE GREEN R H C F INC (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; LEROY, NY)
- EAST SIDE NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 10 miles away; WARSAW, NY)
- FINGER LAKES DDSO (Hospital, about 10 miles away; PERRY, NY)
- LIVINGSTON CO DOH HHA (Home Health Center, about 10 miles away; MOUNT MORRIS, NY)
- LIVINGSTON COUNTY CENTER FOR NURSING AND REHAB (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; MOUNT MORRIS, NY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Covington:
- SUNY College at Geneseo (about 11 miles; Geneseo, NY; Full-time enrollment: 5,520)
- Genesee Community College (about 14 miles; Batavia, NY; FT enrollment: 4,290)
- Rochester Institute of Technology (about 25 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,177)
- SUNY College at Brockport (about 26 miles; Brockport, NY; FT enrollment: 7,398)
- Monroe Community College (about 28 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 14,295)
- University of Rochester (about 28 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 10,201)
- Nazareth College (about 32 miles; Rochester, NY; FT enrollment: 2,632)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Covington: Bennetts Corners (A), Orrs Corners (B), Bell Farms (C), Bow Hill Farms (D), Armson Farms (E), Quinlan Corners (F), Ridge Corners (G), Boyds Corners (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Covington include: Covington Church (A), Covington United Presbyterian Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Mount Nash Cemetery (1), Lagrange Cemetery (2), Covington Center Pioneer Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pearl Creek (A), Kelly Brook (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Birthplace of: Wallace M. Fay - Politician.
This town: | 2.6 people |
New York: | 2.6 people |
This town: | 75.5% |
Whole state: | 63.5% |
This town: | 9.5% |
Whole state: | 6.8% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
This town: | 8.1% |
Whole state: | 14.6% |
This town: | 1.0% |
Whole state: | 7.4% |
For population 15 years and over in Covington:
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 63.0%
- Separated: 1.9%
- Widowed: 4.6%
- Divorced: 7.4%
For population 25 years and over in Covington:
- High school or higher: 83.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes
Here: | 8.7 |
New York average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Covington, NY (based on Wyoming County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 7,968 | 5 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,716 | 30 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,168 | 24 |
Black Protestant | 354 | 1 |
Other | 249 | 2 |
None | 27,700 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Here: | 2.15 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 4.13 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.96 / 10,000 pop. |
New York: | 0.92 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 4.54 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.68 / 10,000 pop. |
Wyoming County: | 6.93 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 8.82 / 10,000 pop. |
Wyoming County: | 8.5% |
New York: | 8.2% |
Wyoming County: | 26.3% |
New York: | 23.8% |
This county: | 13.6% |
New York: | 15.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Covington:
- WHAM (1180 AM; 50 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WCJW (1140 AM; daytime; 2 kW; WARSAW, NY; Owner: LLOYD LANE, INCORPORATED)
- WWKB (1520 AM; 50 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WYSL (1040 AM; 2 kW; AVON, NY; Owner: RADIO LIVINGSTON, LTD)
- WLGZ (990 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WHTK (1280 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY)
- WGR (550 AM; 5 kW; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WXXI (1370 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL)
- WHIC (1460 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS)
- WBTA (1490 AM; 1 kW; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: BRO-BEN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WXRL (1300 AM; 5 kW; LANCASTER, NY; Owner: DOME BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTOR (770 AM; daytime; 9 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, NY; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WABH (1380 AM; 10 kW; BATH, NY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Covington:
- WCOU (88.3 FM; WARSAW, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WNSA (107.7 FM; WETHERSFIELD TWNSHP, NY; Owner: ADELPHIA COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, DEBTOR-IN-POSSESSION)
- WTSS (102.5 FM; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM BUFFALO LICENSE, LLC)
- WCIY (88.9 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WFXF (107.3 FM; SOUTH BRISTOL TOWNSH, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNVE (95.1 FM; HONEOYE FALLS, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WLOF (101.7 FM; ATTICA, NY; Owner: HOLY FAMILY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WDNY-FM (93.9 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MILLER MEDIA INC.)
- DW208AM (89.5 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WRMM-FM (101.3 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- WMJQ (105.5 FM; BROCKPORT, NY; Owner: CANANDAIGUA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WISY (102.3 FM; CANANDAIGUA, NY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- W201CY (88.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: MARS HILL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- W246AP (97.1 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF THE FINGER LAKES)
- W282AC (104.3 FM; DANSVILLE, NY; Owner: FAMILY LIFE MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WBZA (98.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: ENTERCOM ROCHESTER LICENSE, LLC.)
- WDKX (103.9 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: MONROE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO., LTD.)
- WDCZ-FM (102.7 FM; WEBSTER, NY; Owner: KIMTRON, INC.)
- WGCC-FM (90.7 FM; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: GENESEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
- WCMF-FM (96.5 FM; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Covington:
- WPXJ-TV (Channel 51; BATAVIA, NY; Owner: PAXSON BUFFALO LICENSE, INC.)
- WNYO-TV (Channel 49; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: NEW YORK TELEVISION, INC.)
- WGRZ-TV (Channel 2; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT, INC.)
- WKBW-TV (Channel 7; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WKBW-TV LICENSE, INC.)
- WIVB-TV (Channel 4; BUFFALO, NY; Owner: WIVB BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WBXO-LP (Channel 15; ROCHESTER, NY; Owner: METRO TV, INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 5Number of bridges
- 26ft / 7.7mTotal length
- $4,448,000Total costs
- 4,045Total average daily traffic
- 325Total average daily truck traffic
- 4,578Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
- 34.3%Utility gas
- 30.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.9%Wood
- 4.0%Electricity
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 39.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.1%Utility gas
- 15.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.5%Electricity
- 5.2%Wood
Covington compared to New York state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.