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Columbus, GA vs Covington, GA

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Highlights
- Covington is 0% more densely populated than Columbus.
- People are 9.1% less likely to be married in Covington.
- The Median Age is 0.8 years older in Covington.
 Columbus, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Population  Unlock14,065329,725,481
 Female Population51.2%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population48.8%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock35.438.4
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 Population - 2010191,122  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock11,547285,036,114
 Population - 1990178,069  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock24.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now10.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock893.493.4
 Land Area216.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.2264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Columbus, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 147.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3416.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.3%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.9%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock9.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.5%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Columbus, GACovington, GAUnited States
 White39.2%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock46.7%12.2%
 Asian2.6%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.3%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock6.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Columbus, GACovington, GAUnited States
 Married Population42.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock36.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock61.7%50.2%
 Never Married38.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock13.8%10.8%
 Widowed6.4%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.402.60
 Households78,491  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock3,77680,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock26.1%42.9%
 Non Family Households31,275  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock36.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children13.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Columbus    9 Reviews

I have lived here for 6.5 years. In-town is cute with nice restaurants and sometimes music. It hasn’t realized it’s full potential though. Houses are still reasonably  More

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no,nonono NEVER MOVE HERE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. as someone who is almost out of highschool and i can finally go to my homecountry after 10 years of begging to move, never  More

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This once beautiful and safe town is now crime ridden and trashy courtesy of Theresa Tomlinson’s 2 terms as mayor. Even if you live in the north end you are no longer  More

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Reviews for Covington    11 Reviews

This county sucks. It is so small that you get ripped off by all of the utility company's. They overcharge the customers and do not provide alternative options for  More

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It might have continued to be a nice place to live if it were not for all those criminals and government money parasites within this city. We are forced to live here now  More

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Over 15 years ago

don't know why people would still want to live here it is too much like dekalb but with out the convience of being closer to atlanta. the schools are terrable the houses  More

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