Covington, WA
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CovingtonWA averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $664,783 -2% yr/yr · +12.4% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
2025130 housing units ($55.4M)
🗳️ Election results (10 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
City Council Position 6 2025-11-04
Elizabeth Porter ✓ 2,966 · WRITE-IN 52
City Council Position 4 2025-11-04
Riley Reed ✓ 2,378 · Joseph T. Cimaomo Jr 1,756 · WRITE-IN 13
City Council Position 2 2025-11-04
Jennifer Harjehausen ✓ 3,002 · WRITE-IN 65
City Council Position 7 2023-11-07
Jeff Wagner ✓ 2,559 · WRITE-IN 49
City Council Position 5 2023-11-07
Sean D. Smith ✓ 2,554 · WRITE-IN 38
City Council Position 3 2023-11-07
Debby Hartsock ✓ 2,553 · WRITE-IN 39
City Council Position 1 2023-11-07
Kristina Soltys ✓ 2,542 · WRITE-IN 48
City Council Position 6 2021-11-02
Elizabeth Porter ✓ 2,562 · WRITE-IN 48
City Council Position 4 2021-11-02
Joseph T. Cimaomo, Jr. ✓ 2,589 · WRITE-IN 62
City Council Position 2 2021-11-02
Jennifer Harjehausen ✓ 2,608 · WRITE-IN 52
Recent meetings
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Jul 28, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 06:00 PM
City Council Special Meeting Joint Study Session with ECSJ Commission
Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Jun 23, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue May 26, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue May 12, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Apr 28, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Apr 14, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Apr 14, 2026 · 05:30 PM
City Council Special Meeting - Joint Study Session with Human Services Commission
Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 05:30 PM
City Council Special Meeting
Tue Mar 24, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Mar 10, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Wed Mar 4, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Special Meeting - Joint Meeting with Kent School District Board
Wed Feb 25, 2026 · 06:00 PM
City Council Special Meeting - Tri-City
Tue Feb 24, 2026 · 05:30 PM
City Council Special Meeting - Joint Study Session with Planning Commission
Tue Feb 24, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Feb 10, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Sat Jan 31, 2026 · 08:00 AM
City Council Special Meeting - Annual Summit
Tue Jan 27, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
Tue Jan 13, 2026 · 06:00 PM
City Council Special Meeting - Joint Study Session with Youth Council
Tue Jan 13, 2026 · 07:00 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
💰 Federal awards (top 6 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $1.2M | STARFISH SPACE INC. National Aeronautics and Space Administr · E014042 - SBIR PHASE II CETACEAN: AUTONOMOUS AND MODULAR ONBOARD RELAT |
| $796,279 | RIVERS EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. Department of the Interior · WA24003 CMRWP EM RECLAMATION |
| $403,882 | RIVERS EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. Department of the Interior · SUBSIDENCE RECLAMATION 750 VALLEY VIEW PLACE SOUTHWEST |
| $149,993 | STARFISH SPACE INC. National Aeronautics and Space Administr · SBIR PHASE I NAUTILUS: GEO SURVIVABILITY OF NOVEL IN-SPACE DOCKING HAR |
| $66,251 | RIVERS EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. Department of the Interior · WA-22-001 BUTTRESS CONSTRUCTION - HEPLER LANE |
| $19,498 | RIVERS EDGE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. Department of Homeland Security · CY24 SFO MORICHES TRASH SERVICE CONTRACT |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (King County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Traffic fatalities1 (2024)
Business establishments70,376 (1,305,947 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,671/mo (105 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy13.3% (low numeracy 19% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
130
Permitted housing units
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.
Meeting archives
- 2025 (13 meetings)