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 County Details
County: Covington Area of State: SouthCentral
Communities
  Andalusia Babbie Carolina Florala
  Gantt Heath Horn Hill Libertyville
  Lockhart Onycha Opp Red Level
  River Falls Sanford
Population and Income Estimates
  (download this information in excel) County  15-Mile Radius  30-Mile Radius  45-Mile Radius  
   (2000) Census: 37631 31691 74150 238305  
   (2009) Estimate: 37155 31556 72918 255116  
   (2014) Projection: 37255 31672 72983 266255  
   (2009) Est. Per Capita Income: 19614 19994 19204 20778  
   (2009) Est. Median Household Income: 32443 33509 32110 38699  
   (2009) Est. Median Age: 41 40 40 38  
Source: Claritas
Note: Radius is from county seat.
County Labor Analysis
   (2009) Labor Force   (download this information in excel)
  (County and Surrounding Counties)
 
County Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Unemployment Rate  
Covington 16363 1615 9.9  
Butler 8845 1343 15.2  
Escambia 14420 1792 12.4  
Coffee 20793 1626 7.8  
Crenshaw 6299 602 9.6  
Conecuh 4766 878 18.4  
Geneva 11028 1079 9.8  
Walton (FL) 31428 2341 7.4  
Okaloosa (FL) 98167 7054 7.2  

  County Daytime Population: 15901
 
Source: US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Note: Numbers reflect 2009 annual averages
   (2008) County Employment by Industry    (2009) County Population 25+ by Educational Attainment
Total: 13056
Mining: *
Construction: 618
Manufacturing: 2285
Wholesale & Retail: 2491
Transportation & Warehousing: 338
Utilities & Information: 295
Finance & Insurance: 344
Real Estate, Rental & Leasing: 118
Health Care & Social Assistance: 1737
Accomodation & Food Services: 950
Prof, Tech & Business Services: 1694
State & Local Government: 2043
Other: 143
 
   Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations www.dir.state.al.us
  Note: * Indicates non-disclosable data; included in "Other". (Figures may not add to total due to rounding.)
Graduate/professional degree:   4.4 %
Bachelors degree:   7.8 %
Associates degree:   6.1 %
Some college, no degree:   17.2 %
High school graduate/GED:   32.9 %
9-12th grade (no diploma):   18 %
Less than 9th grade:   13.6 %
 
   Source: Claritas
Existing Industry
 
  Major Employers in Covington County (download this information in excel)
 
Name Product # Employees
Shaw Industries Carpet Manufacturer 1200
PowerSouth Utility 600
Covington Co School System Education 410
Sitel Call Center 400
Wal-Mart Retail 340
Andalusia Regional Hospital Hospital 311
H. T. Hackney Groceries, General Line 295
Mizell Memorial Hospital Hospital 235
City of Andalusia Government 228
American Apparel Military Apparel 200
 
Source: Local economic development contacts
 
  Major Manufacturing Employers in Covington County (download this information in excel)
 
Name Product # Employees
Shaw Industries Polypropylene Yarn 1200
Sitel Tech Support Center 400
H. T. Hackney Groceries, General Line 205
American Apparel Military Apparel 200
Molded Fiber Glass Manufactufres Nacells 150
Johnston Textiles Fabric 140
QUICK, Inc. Military Apparel 115
Vector Aerospace MRO 100
Andalusia Distributing Co. Groceries, General Line 100
Paris Packaging Corrugated Boxes 68
 
Source: Local economic development contacts
Education and Training
 
   (2007-2008) K-12 Information
  (Public school systems serving the county)
Year System Name System Enrollment Spending Per Pupil
2007 Covington County Schools 3082 8238.95
2007 Andalusia City Schools 1670 8212.22
2007 Opp City Schools 1404 7631.54
 
 Source: Alabama Department of Education; www.alsde.edu
 Note: Detailed information on Alabama's public school systems and individual schools can be accessed on the Alabama Department of Education website at www.alsde.edu (Note: Blanks indicate data not available)
  Higher Education and Training Centers
  (Institutions located in the county and contiguous Alabama counties)
  Two-year colleges serving area:
Enterprise-Ozark Community College Jefferson Davis Comm College Atmore Campus Jefferson Davis Comm College Brewton Campus
Lurleen B Wallace Comm College MacAuthur Campus Lurleen B Wallace Community College Reid State Technical College

  Four-year colleges serving area:

 Source: Alabama Commission on Higher Education
 Note: Information on Alabama’s two and four year colleges can be found on the Commission’s website http://www.ache.state.al.us/Colleges&Universities/InstitutionalMap.htm
Taxes
   (2010) General Tax Structure

  Ad Valorem Tax
    Alabama has a state property tax rate of 6.5 mills (3 mills for education). Both county and city can levy property tax. All real and personal business property is assessed at 20% of fair market value. Details.
  Other Business Related Taxes
  County
        (Outside Incorporated Areas) 		State
  Sales Tax General Rate: 2 % 4 %
  Use Tax General Rate: 2 % 4 %
  Sales Tax on Machinery: 1 % 1.5 %
  Use Tax on Machinery: % 1.5 %
  Occupational Tax: %  
 Source: Alabama Department of Revenue; www.ador.state.al.us
 Note: Information on business-related taxes is available on the Alabama Department of Revenue website at www.ador.state.al.us/bus.html. Construction materials are taxed at the general rate. Inventories and goods-in-process are not taxed.
Transportation
  Interstates in county:   None,
  Federal highways in county:   29,   331,   84,
  Railroads serving in county:   Alabama Florida,
  Nearest Commercial air service:   Dothan, AL