Covington County, Alabama (AL)

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• • 30,98581.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4,52912.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,0792.9%Two or more races
  • 7942.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2410.6%Asian alone
  • 1150.3%Some other race alone
  • 860.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 8
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 65
• Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 26
• Thefts: 55
• Auto thefts: 18

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $358 (0.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $320 (0.3%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Covington County is $363 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $435 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $593 a month.

Cities in this county include: Andalusia, Opp, Rosehill-Gantt, Florala, Falco, Babbie, River Falls, Red Level, Lockhart, Sanford.

Neighboring counties: Atkinson County, Georgia , Camden County, Georgia , Winn Parish, Louisiana , Jasper County, Texas , Seminole County, Georgia , Tift County, Georgia , Leon County, Texas , Worth County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,166
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 467 (35.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2062010 or later
• 922000 to 2009
• 1031990 to 1999
• 551980 to 1989
• 91970 to 1979
• 42Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,563
• One, attached: 56
• Two: 283
• 3 or 4: 490
• 5 to 9: 515
• 10 to 19: 72
• 20 to 49: 92
• 50 or more: 24
• Mobile homes: 3,758
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Housing units in Covington County with a mortgage: 4,628 (447 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 391 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 299

Religion statistics for Covington County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Covington County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Alabama Hurricane Sally, Incident Period: September 14, 2020 - September 16, 2020, FEMA Id: 4563, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, And Tornadoes, Incident Period: April 19, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4554-AL: July 10, 2020, FEMA Id: 4554, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: February 5, 2020 - March 6, 2020, FEMA Id: 4546, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Alabama Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4503, Natural disaster type: Other
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: December 23, 2015 to December 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4251: January 21, 2016, FEMA Id: 4251, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2014 to May 05, 2014, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4176: May 02, 2014, FEMA Id: 4176, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Alabama Hurricane Isaac, Incident Period: August 26, 2012 to September 05, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4082: September 21, 2012, FEMA Id: 4082, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: April 27, 2011 to May 31, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3319: April 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3319, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Wind
• Alabama Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 12, 2009 to December 18, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1870: December 31, 2009, FEMA Id: 1870, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Alabama Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: March 25, 2009 to April 03, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1835: April 28, 2009, FEMA Id: 1835, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• 16 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.34% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($43,868 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.11% relocated from other counties in Alabama ($20,217 average AGI)
3.23% relocated from other states ($23,651 average AGI)

Covington County:	3.23%
Alabama average:	3.08%

from Coffee County, AL	0.57% ($43,761 average AGI)
from Okaloosa County, FL	0.48% ($34,483)
from Crenshaw County, AL	0.27% ($40,235)
from Walton County, FL	0.26% ($40,594)
from Geneva County, AL	0.23% ($39,517)
from Escambia County, AL	0.22% ($54,357)
from Baldwin County, AL	0.19% ($53,042)

5.04% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($37,053 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.58% relocated to other counties in Alabama ($18,037 average AGI)
2.46% relocated to other states ($19,016 average AGI)

Covington County:	2.46%
Alabama average:	2.60%

to Coffee County, AL	0.46% ($39,304 average AGI)
to Okaloosa County, FL	0.35% ($43,558)
to Crenshaw County, AL	0.24% ($45,167)
to Walton County, FL	0.20% ($32,800)
to Butler County, AL	0.17% ($21,857)
to Jefferson County, AL	0.16% ($40,900)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 13.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 14.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Covington County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,466 (1,904 living alone), Female householders: 7,319 (2,739 living alone)

• 6,892 spouses (6,830 opposite-sex spouses), 586 unmarried partners, (550 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,575 children (9,235 natural, 522 adopted, 825 stepchildren), 1,346 grandchildren, 498 brothers or sisters, 582 parents, 13 foster children, 680 other relatives, 1,043 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 767

Size of family households: 4,630 2-persons, 2,404 3-persons, 1,533 4-persons, 654 5-persons, 298 6-persons, 109 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,642 1-person, 477 2-persons, 17 3-persons, 3 4-persons, 34 6-persons.

4,249 married couples with children.
2,450 single-parent households (701 men, 1,749 women).

97.9% of residents of Covington speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $272,696,000 ($7,395 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,767,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $119,497,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $68,706,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,280,000
Federal grants: $64,716,000
Federal procurement contracts: $4,223,000 ($2,575,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $9,274,000 ($1,818,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $751,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,348,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,221,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	+2 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.63 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Covington County, Alabama
• 862020 or later
• 1,2452010 to 2019
• 1,8342000 to 2009
• 3,8541990 to 1999
• 2,7771980 to 1989
• 3,0131970 to 1979
• 1,9121960 to 1969
• 1,6521950 to 1959
• 9451940 to 1949
• 1,0801939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Alabama
• 231 room
• 922 rooms
• 1513 rooms
• 9614 rooms
• 2,7115 rooms
• 2,4236 rooms
• 1,7647 rooms
• 1,4858 rooms
• 1,5569+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Alabama
• 1441 room
• 472 rooms
• 3113 rooms
• 9774 rooms
• 1,2155 rooms
• 5686 rooms
• 2147 rooms
• 1118 rooms
• 339+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Covington County, Alabama

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Covington County, Alabama
• 64no bedroom
• 3051 bedroom
• 1,4382 bedrooms
• 6,9013 bedrooms
• 2,1054 bedrooms
• 3345+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Covington County, Alabama
• 144no bedroom
• 3231 bedroom
• 1,2862 bedrooms
• 1,7123 bedrooms
• 1404 bedrooms
• 155+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County, Alabama in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 280no vehicle
• 2,6421 vehicle
• 4,8682 vehicles
• 2,2273 vehicles
• 7774 vehicles
• 3925+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Covington County in renter-occupied apartments
• 603no vehicle
• 2,1191 vehicle
• 6332 vehicles
• 2103 vehicles
• 534 vehicles
• 115+ vehicles

93.0% of Covington County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Alabama.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 29,366
• Other state: 7,652
• Northeast: 850
• Midwest: 918
• South: 5,181
• West: 725

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,531
• Number of aged recipients: 190
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,341
• Number of recipients under 18: 184
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 954
• Number of recipients older than 64: 393
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 725
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 608