Jury Pool Profile
Covington City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Covington
- Judicial district
- 25th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 5,680
- Census PEP.
At a glance
Covington City is a 5,680-person venue. The city population is 80% White and 13% Black (Census race-alone categories). Median household income is $51,416, $40,700 below the VA state median of $92,116; 9.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish. The largest published sector is Trade, transportation & utilities, at 21.6% of covered employment, average pay $39,302/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Republican presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 57% to 66% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 5,680
- Median household income
- $41,944
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
Who sits on a jury?
≥70% White (race-alone) and <20% Black. This city: 80% / 13%.
Covington City has a population of 5,680, with a median age of 38.0. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 79.7%; Black residents 12.7%. Independently, 3.6% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $51,416; 9.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 14.8% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, with cells BLS withholds estimated from Census County Business Patterns (private jobs) and the statewide public-sector mix: Manufacturing, about 32% of covered jobs.
Trade, transportation & utilities is the largest published sector at 21.6% of covered employment, followed by Education & health services at 16.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.83%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Republican candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 61%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Covington City was carried by the Republican candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 66.3% in 2024, 60.7% in 2020, 56.9% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 6.2% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
6.2% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Chinese, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 5.6% of the adult civilian population (245 individuals).