Covina is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 49,489 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Covina is the 180th largest community in California.

Housing costs in Covina are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in California.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.33% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Covina, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.87 minutes every day commuting to work.

The percentage of people in Covina who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults in Covina have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Covina in 2022 was $37,234, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $148,936 for a family of four. However, Covina contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Covina is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Covina home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Covina, accounting for 61.75% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Covina residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Covina include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Covina's cultural character, accounting for 24.58% of the city’s population.

The most common language spoken in Covina is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.