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76636

Covington, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,748
Median household income
$69,018
People below poverty
12%
Median home value
$204,800

Income

The median income of households in 76636 was $69,018. An estimated 6.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.9
$10,000 to $14,999 3.3
$15,000 to $24,999 10.5
$25,000 to $34,999 4.9
$35,000 to $49,999 12.8
$50,000 to $74,999 17.2
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 26.3
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 2.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 64018
Female 54028

An estimated 69.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,004. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 69.3
Social Security 47.6
Retirement income 28.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 6.3
Cash public assistance income 0.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 14.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12
Children under 18 years below poverty 14.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.5

In 2020-2024, 16.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 59% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 70.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 76636 in 2020-2024, 78.7% had health insurance coverage and 21.3% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.5% and public coverage was 40.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 28.5%.


In 2020-2024, 76636 had a total population of 1,748 - 848 (48.5%) females and 900 (51.5%) males. The median age was 38 years. An estimated 23.2% of the population was under 18 years, 31.2% was 19 to 44 years, 19.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 76636 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 74 51
5 to 9 53 37
10 to 14 62 70
15 to 19 106 35
20 to 24 28 21
25 to 29 110 73
30 to 34 38 10
35 to 39 68 125
40 to 44 48 25
45 to 49 22 29
50 to 54 60 33
55 to 59 23 53
60 to 64 44 72
65 to 69 66 74
70 to 74 37 46
75 to 79 28 65
80 to 84 27 14
85 and over 6 15

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 85.9% were White; 3.3% were Black or African American; 17.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.9% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 11.5% of the people in 76636 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 82.6% of the people in 76636 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 639 households in 76636. The average household size was 2.74 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.6% of the households in 76636 while cohabiting couple households made up 0.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 36.5% of all households, while 16.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 17.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.9% of all households.

In 76636, 32.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 51.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.6
Cohabiting Couples 0.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
36.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 54.6% of males and 49% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.3 19.6
Now married, except separated 54.6 49
Separated 1.5 0
Widowed 3.2 23.8
Divorced 7.3 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 76636, 74 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 64.9% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.6% of the people living in 76636 were U.S. natives. 76.5% of the 76636 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.4% of 76636 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 22.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 38.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 76636 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 76636.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 18.9
Asia 22.5
Europe 1.8
Africa 54.1
Northern America 2.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 76636 in 2020-2024, 7.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 4.9% of people at least five years old; 2.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 4.9
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 76636 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.1
Different house, same county 1.3
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 0
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.4 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 10% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 76636 was 344 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 280. College or graduate school enrollment was 44.

Educational Attainment of People in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.7
High school diploma or equivalency 43.5
Some college, no degree 24.1
Associate's degree 7.8
Bachelor's degree 7.3
Graduate or professional degree 2.6

Disability

In 76636, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.4% of people under 18 years old, to 12.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 76636, 49.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 47.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 491 71.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 137 19.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 60 8.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 76636 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.3
Construction 10.5
Manufacturing 10
Wholesale trade 6.5
Retail trade 12.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.1
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.6
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.2
Public administration 13.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 76636 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 281 40.8
Service occupations 88 12.8
Sales and office occupations 123 17.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 46 6.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 150 21.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 82.8% of 76636 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 36.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 82.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.3
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 8.5

In 2020-2024, 76636 had a total of 684 housing units. Of these housing units, 74.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 1.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 22.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 74.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 1.9
Mobile homes 22.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.8

14.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 76636 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 77.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 76636 had 639 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 45 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 90.5% while renters occupied 9.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.78 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.33.

0.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3% and another 29.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 76636:

House Heating Fuel Used in 76636 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.1
Electricity 71.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 4.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 76636 was $204,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38.1 % had a mortgage. 61.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,796 and for owners without a mortgage it was $581.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 76636 was $743. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.