The median owner-occupied home in Covington County had a real-estate tax bill of $358 (± $22) a year, compared with $738 in Alabama and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $142,500 (± $12,814), compared with $195,100 in Alabama and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Covington County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 37,647 | 5,054,253 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $358 ± $22 | $738 ± $6 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $142,500 ± $12,814 | $195,100 ± $1,110 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $50,886 ± $4,230 | $62,027 ± $400 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.25% ± 0.03 points | 0.38% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 75.7% ± 1.9 points | 69.9% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 39.1% ± 2.4 points | 33.8% ± 0.2 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 16.6% ± 2.6 points | 17.5% ± 0.3 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Covington County (14)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Andalusia
- Babbie
- Carolina
- Florala
- Gantt
- Heath
- Horn Hill
- Libertyville
- Lockhart
- Onycha
- Opp
- Red Level
- River Falls
- Sanford
Other named communities in Covington County (44)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Antioch
- Beck
- Beda
- Beulah
- Blairs
- Blue Springs
- Boston
- Boykin
- Brooks
- Cedar Grove
- Chapel Hill
- Clearview
- Coldwater
- County Line
- Dunns
- Duvall
- Eoda
- Estothel
- Fairfield
- Falco
- Five Points
- Friendship
- Green Bay
- Harmony
- Howells
- Huckaville
- Lakeview (historical)
- Loango
- McRae
- Montezuma (historical)
- Opine
- Rawls
- Red Oak
- Rhump
- Rome
- Rose Hill
- Shiloh
- Stanley
- Stedman
- Straughn
- Valley of Shiloh
- Vera Cruz (historical)
- Wiggins
- Wing