Editing Covington, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 436
|1890= 704
|1900= 2950
|1910= 4234
|1920= 5623
|1930= 6538
|1940= 6300
|1950= 5860
|1960= 11062
|1970= 10060
|1980= 9063
|1990= 6991
|2000= 6303
|2010= 5961
|2020= 5737
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 5, 2014|archive-date=August 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2022-10-09 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 5, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Covington city, Virginia - Demographic Profile'''<br /> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')
!Race / Ethnicity
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Covington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5119728&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Covington city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5119728&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,955
|4,541
|83.12%
|79.15%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|741
|716
|12.43%
|12.48%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|18
|12
|0.30%
|0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|33
|32
|0.55%
|0.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|5
|0.00%
|0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|8
|11
|0.13%
|0.19%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race/Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|114
|241
|1.91%
|4.20%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|92
|179
|1.54%
|3.12%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,961'''
|'''5,737'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|}
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

===2000 census===
The population of Covington has gradually declined since reaching its peak of 11,062 in 1960. The population decline has mainly resulted from losses of manufacturing jobs in the area.<ref>[http://www.co-opliving.com/coopliving/issues/2008/January%202008/Images/Jan08DownHome.pdf anec_mar-apr07<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/Covington-Alleghany%20ADOPTED%20REPORT%20050911.pdf ''Report on the City of Covington – County of Alleghany Annexation Action''], May 2011, Commission on Local Government, Commonwealth of Virginia</ref> One major loss of manufacturing jobs occurred after a fire at the [[Hercules Inc.|Hercules]] plant in June 1980, causing $23 million in damage and worker layoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.co.alleghany.va.us/CompPlan/CompPlan.pdf |title=''Comprehensive Plan of Alleghany County, Virginia'', May 2013 |access-date=2015-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204174942/http://www.co.alleghany.va.us/CompPlan/CompPlan.pdf |archive-date=2016-02-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2011-05-14 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,303 people, 2,835 households, and 1,740 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,111.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusscope.org/us/s51/c580/chart_popl.html|title=CensusScope – Population Growth|access-date=15 March 2016}}</ref> The racial makeup of the city was 84.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.1% [[African American (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.2% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.6% from two or more races. 0.6% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,195 housing units at an average density of {{convert|563.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. There were 2,835 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. Of all households 34.0% were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.83.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,325, and the median income for a family was $36,640. Males had a median income of $30,755 versus $20,316 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $16,758. About 10.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.