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{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{hatnote|"Covina" redirects here. For other uses, see [[Covina (disambiguation)]]}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
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|name                     = Covina
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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|mottoes                  = "One Mile Square and All There", "Where Friendship Is Traditional" (1965)
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles]]
|government_type          = [[Council-manager government|Council-Manager]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name		  = Walter Allen III<ref name=cc>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.ci.covina.ca.us/city-council
 | title = City Council
 | publisher = City of Covina
 | access-date = April 11, 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160121062602/http://www.ci.covina.ca.us/city-council
 | archive-date = January 21, 2016
| url-status = dead
 }}</ref>
|leader_title1		  = [[Mayor Pro Tem]]
|leader_name1		  = John C. King<ref name=cc/>
|leader_title2            = [[Councilmember]]
|leader_name2             = Hector Delgado<ref name=cc/><br>Victor Linares<ref name=cc/><br>Patricia Cortez<ref name=cc/>
|leader_title3            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name3             = Chris Marcarello
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1882{{Citation needed|date=September 2014}}
|established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date3        = August 14, 1901<ref>{{cite web
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 |archive-date=November 3, 2014  
}}</ref>
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| area_total_sq_mi        = 7.05
| area_land_sq_mi         = 7.04
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.01
| area_total_km2          = 18.26
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|elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1652693|Covina|access-date=November 3, 2014}}</ref>
|elevation_ft             = 558
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 51268
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|population_density_sq_mi = 7286.53
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|population_density_metro_sq_mi   = 
|population_demonym       = Covinan
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset               = −8
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]s
|postal_code              = 91722–91724<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_1_results.jsp?visited=1&pagenumber=0&state=ca&city=Covina | title = USPS - ZIP Code Lookup |publisher=Zip4.usps.com | access-date = January 18, 2007}}</ref>
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 626|626]]<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Covina| title = Number Administration System - NPA and City/Town Search Results| publisher = Nanpa.com| access-date = January 18, 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929091625/http://www.nanpa.com/nas/public/npa_city_query_step2.do?method=displayData&cityToNpaModel.stateAbbr=CA&cityToNpaModel.city=Covina| archive-date = September 29, 2007| url-status = dead}}</ref>
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|16742}}
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1652693}}, {{GNIS 4|2410251}}
|website                  = {{URL|http://www.covinaca.gov/|Covina, California}}
}}

'''Covina''' ([[Help:IPA/English|/koviːnə/]]) is a city in the [[San Gabriel Valley]] region of [[Los Angeles County, California]], United States, about {{convert|22|mi}} east of [[downtown Los Angeles]].
The population was 51,268 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], up from 47,796 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There", was coined when the incorporated area of the city was only {{Convert|1|mi2|km2|spell=in}}.

Covina is bordered by [[West Covina, California|West Covina]], to its south and west side. [[Irwindale, California|Irwindale]] lies to the west, as well as the unincorporated area of [[Vincent, California|Vincent]], and the city of [[Baldwin Park, California|Baldwin Park]]. [[Azusa, California|Azusa]] and [[Glendora, California|Glendora]] are to the north, the unincorporated community of [[Charter Oak, California|Charter Oak]] to the northeast, [[San Dimas, California|San Dimas]] to the east, the unincorporated area of [[Ramona, California (Los Angeles County)|Ramona]] and city of [[Pomona, California|Pomona]] to the southeast.

==History==
[[File:Rancho La Puente.png|thumb|left|Modern-day Covina sits on land that was originally part of [[Rancho La Puente]], a Mexican era [[ranchos of California|rancho grant]].]]
Present-day Covina was originally within the homelands of the indigenous [[Tongva]] people for 5,000 to 8,000 years. In the 18th century it became part of [[Rancho La Puente]] in [[Alta California]], a 1770s Spanish colonial and 1842 Mexican [[Ranchos of California|land grant]].

The city of Covina was founded in 1882 by Joseph Swift Phillips, on a {{convert|2000|acre|km2|adj=on}} tract that was purchased from the holdings of [[John Edward Hollenbeck]], one of the 1842 grantees of Rancho La Puente. In 1875 Hollenbeck had purchased a failed coffee plantation from three Costa Rican brothers, Pedro Maria Badilla, Julian Badilla, and Pedro Antonio Badilla; the latter purchased it from the heirs of Hollenbeck's 1842 co-grantee [[John A. Rowland]].<ref>Covina Argus, May 4, 1912, p. 5, c. 2.</ref> Four streets of Covina were named after these people, as well as Rancho La Puente, which include Badillo Street, Puente Street, Rowland Street, and Hollenbeck Avenue.

The city was incorporated in 1901, the townsite bounded by Puente Street on the south, 1st Avenue on the east, the alley north of College Street on the north, and 4th Avenue on the west. The city's slogan, "One Mile Square and All There",<ref name="cove">{{cite web|url=http://www.covina.com/about.htm|title=Downtown Covina, California - Shopping, Dinning, Entertainment|website=Covina.com|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-date=December 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101214104130/http://covina.com/about.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> was coined by Mrs F. E. Wolfarth, the winner of a 1922 slogan contest sponsored by the chamber of commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.covinaca.gov/community/page/history|title=History - City of Covina California|website=www.covinaca.gov}}</ref>

It was not vineyards but [[orange (fruit)|orange]] and [[grapefruit]] [[grove (nature)|groves]] that blanketed the city. By 1909, the city was the third-largest orange producer in the world,<ref name="cove"/> and it still claimed to have "the best oranges in the world" as late as the 1950s. Since [[World War II]], however, the orange groves have been largely replaced by single-family (houses) and multiple-family (apartments) dwellings.<ref>Pitt, Leonard, and Dale Pitt. ''Los Angeles A to Z : an encyclopedia of the city and county.'' Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, 1997. {{ISBN|0-520-20274-0}}</ref>

The Covina Valley Historical Society maintains an archive illustrating the city's history in the 1911-built Firehouse Jail Museum, Covina's first municipal building, located immediately behind City Hall in Covina's Old Town.<ref name="cove"/>

Opened in 1997, the Covina [[AMC Theatres|AMC]] 30 located at Arrow Highway and [[California State Route 39|Azusa Avenue]] is one of the busiest theatres in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecdev.covina.ca.us/hotspots/ed-nazusa.htm|title=North Azusa|access-date=May 4, 2007|work=City of Covina: The Tour|quote=During the summer of 1999 the Covina AMC 30 Theater was ranked 28th in the United States in attendance.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224045908/http://ecdev.covina.ca.us/hotspots/ed-nazusa.htm|archive-date=February 24, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[movie theater]] was built on the site of a former [[Sears, Roebuck and Company|Sears]] building and claims to have the largest movie multiplex in [[Los Angeles County]].

According to the placard placed below the head, it was originally excavated from San Lorenzo de Tenochtitlan. The statue was later moved from its location in front of the police department to Jalapa Park in the southeast portion of the city.

2008 marked both the opening and the charter season of the [[Covina Center for the Performing Arts]], a newly remodeled multimillion-dollar theatrical venue in downtown Covina.

===2008 massacre===
{{Main|Covina massacre}}
On December 24, 2008, a shooting and arson occurred. Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, dressed in a Santa Claus costume, entered a Christmas party at his ex-wife's residence and opened fire. When he left, nine family members were dead and the house was engulfed in flames. After the massacre, Pardo drove his rental car to his brother's house in Sylmar, approximately {{convert|30|mi}} away from the attack. He was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/12/26/santa.shooting/index.html|title=Coroner: Ninth body found in ruins of 'Santa massacre' home|access-date=December 26, 2008|work=CNN|quote=The car was parked outside a Sylmar, California, home where Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, committed suicide hours after he opened fire at a holiday party and then started a raging blaze inside a Covina, California, home, police said. | date=December 26, 2008}}</ref> The slayings left 15 children without one or both parents.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-santa-shooting28-2008dec28-story.html|title=CEO|last1=DA|first1=Schwartz|access-date=August 12, 2016}}</ref>


==Geography==
The only freeway that passes through the area is a very small stretch of [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]]. Covina is centered in the midst of [[Interstate 210 and State Route 210 (California)|Interstate 210]] ([[Foothill Freeway]]) to the north, [[Interstate 605]] ([[San Gabriel River Freeway]]) to the west, [[California State Route 57|State Route 57]] ([[Orange Freeway]]) to the east, and [[Interstate 10 in California|Interstate 10]] to the south.<ref name="vine">{{cite web |title=City of Covina, California information |url=http://www.covinacalifornia.com/local/cityinfo.html |access-date=November 9, 2017 |website=Covinacalifornia.com}}</ref>

The [[Southern Pacific Railroad]], which reached Covina in 1884, and the Metrolink [[San Bernardino Line]] pass through the city just north of the downtown area. The city is served by [[Covina station]].The town is located at the foot of the [[San Gabriel Mountains]] in the [[San Gabriel Valley]].<ref name="vine"/>
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|7.0|sqmi}}—99.78% of it is land and 0.22% of it is water.

===Climate===
This region experiences hot, dry summers and mild, occasionally rainy winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Covina has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 2774
|1940= 3049
|1950= 3956
|1960= 20124
|1970= 30395
|1980= 32746
|1990= 43207
|2000= 46837
|2010= 47796
|2020= 51268
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Covina city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Covina city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0616742&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Covina city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0616742&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Covina city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0616742&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|19,801
|14,288
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,051
|42.28%
|29.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,245
|1,806
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,748
|4.79%
|3.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.41%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|163
|128
|style='background: #ffffe6; |156
|0.35%
|0.27%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,490
|5,492
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,571
|9.59%
|11.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.77%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|81
|85
|style='background: #ffffe6; |87
|0.17%
|0.18%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|88
|73
|style='background: #ffffe6; |268
|0.19%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,098
|894
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,279
|2.34%
|1.87%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.49%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,871
|25,030
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30,108
|40.29%
|52.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.73%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''46,837'''
|'''47,796'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''51,268'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0616742|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715035134/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0616742|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Covina city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Covina had a population of 47,796. The population density was {{convert|6,788.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|racial makeup]] of Covina was 
*27,937 (58.5%) White (29.9% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0616742.html|title=State and County quick facts|website=Quickfacts.census.gov|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413032705/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0616742.html|archive-date=April 13, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
*2,013 (4.2%) African American, 
*532 (1.1%) Native American, 
*5,684 (11.9%) Asian, 
*104 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 
*9,230 (19.3%) from other races, and 
*2,296 (4.8%) from two or more races. 
*25,030 (52.4%) Hispanic or Latino of any race were.

The Census reported that 47,361 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 68 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 367 (0.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 15,855 households, out of which 6,396 (40.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 7,931 (50.0%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 2,815 (17.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,072 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 978 (6.2%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 94 (0.6%) [[Domestic partnership|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,153 households (19.9%) were made up of individuals, and 1,179 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99. There were 11,818 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (74.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.43.

The population was spread out, with 11,896 people (24.9%) under the age of 18, 5,043 people (10.6%) aged 18 to 24, 13,113 people (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 12,174 people (25.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,570 people (11.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.5 males.

There were 16,576 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,354.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 9,256 (58.4%) were owner-occupied, and 6,599 (41.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. 28,707 people (60.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 18,654 people (39.0%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States census, Covina had a median household income of $66,726, with 11.3% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

An additional 31,072 residents live in zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits, making the total Covina-area population 78,868 at the time of the 2010 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zip-codes.com/zip-code-statistics.asp|title=Zip code statistics|website=Zip-codes.com|access-date=November 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826120945/http://www.zip-codes.com/zip-code-statistics.asp|archive-date=August 26, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000===
As of the [[2000 United States census|census of 2000]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> there were 46,837 people, 15,971 households, and 11,754 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|6,723.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 16,364 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,349.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States|racial makeup]] of the city was 62.10% White, 5.03% Black or African American, 0.90% Native American, 9.82% Asian, 0.21% Pacific Islander, 17.18% from other races, and 4.78% from two or more races. 40.29% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="vine"/>

There were 15,971 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.4% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.36.<ref name="vine"/>

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.<ref name="vine"/>

The median income for a household in the city was $48,474, and the median income for a family was $55,111. Males had a median income of $40,687 versus $32,329 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,231. About 8.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.4% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="vine"/>

An additional 30,000 residents live in unincorporated areas of the three zip codes associated with Covina but outside the city limits, making the total Covina-area population 76,417.

[[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] and [[German Americans|German]] were the most common ancestries. [[Mexico]] and the [[Philippines]] were the most common foreign places of birth.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Covina |url=https://maps.latimes.com/neighborhoods/neighborhood/covina/index.html |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Mapping L.A.}}</ref>

German, English, Irish, Italian and French are the top ancestries. Spanish and Chinese are the most common non-English languages.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Covina, CA Real Estate Market Data - NeighborhoodScout |url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/covina |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=www.neighborhoodscout.com}}</ref>

===Latino population===
Hispanics made up 13% of Covina's residents in 1980, 26% in 1990, 40% in 2000, and 52% in 2010.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bader|first=Michael|date=April 1, 2016|title=Op-Ed: L.A. is resegregating -- and whites are a major reason why|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-bader-resegregation-los-angeles-20160401-story.html|access-date=August 22, 2020|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The latest official census numbers showed Covina is 58.8% Latino<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/covinacitycalifornia |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Covina city, California |publisher=Census.gov |date= |accessdate=July 20, 2022}}</ref>

==Economy==
===Top employers===
According to the city's 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref name="acfr2023">{{cite web|url=https://covinaca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/City-of-Covina-2023-ACFR-Final_for-Upload-2.pdf |title=City of Covina ACFR|website=Covinaca.gov|access-date=September 1, 2024  }}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
|[[Covina Valley Unified School District]]
|1,351
|-
| 2
|Citrus Valley Health Partners-Intercommunity
|926
|-
| 3
|[[Charter Oak Unified School District]]
|677
|-
| 4
|[[IKEA]]
|292
|-
| 5
|[[Wal-Mart]]
|287
|-
| 6
|City of Covina
|252
|-
| 7
|Howard J. Chudler & Associates, Inc
|232
|-
| 8
|[[The Home Depot]]
|189
|-
| 9
|Bert's Mega Mall
|165
|-
| 10
|Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical Group
|151
|}

==Government and infrastructure==
Local government in Covina is run by an elected [[city council]] through their hired [[city manager]]. Covina residents are represented at-large, currently by the following elected officials: Mayor Walter Allen III, Mayor Pro Tem John C. King, Councilmember Patricia Cortez, Councilmember Hector Delgado, and Councilmember Victor Linares.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.covinaca.gov/citycouncil |title=Covina City Council |publisher=City of Covina |access-date=July 5, 2017}}</ref>

In the [[California State Legislature]], Covina is in {{Representative|casd|22|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|48|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=November 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Covina is in {{Representative|cacd|31|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|31}}</ref>

Covinans who access county health services may use the Pomona Health Center in [[Pomona, California|Pomona]] or the Monrovia Health Center in [[Monrovia, California|Monrovia]], both operated by the [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]].<ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/pomona.pdf Pomona Health Center]." [[Los Angeles County Department of Health Services]]. Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref><ref>"[http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/phn/docs/HealthCenter/monrovia.pdf Monrovia Health Center]." Retrieved on March 27, 2010.</ref>

==Education==
Covina is served by three unified school districts. The [[Covina-Valley Unified School District]], which serves most of the city, the [[Charter Oak Unified School District]], which serves the eastern portion and the [[Azusa Unified School District]], which serves a small portion in the northwest.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://statisticalatlas.com/place/California/Covina/Overview | title=The Demographic Statistical Atlas of the United States - Statistical Atlas }}</ref>

Covina-Valley USD schools located in Covina include:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.c-vusd.org/domain/943 | title=Schools / Schools }}</ref>
{{colbegin}}
*Barranca Elementary School
*Ben Lomond Elementary School
*Cypress Valley Elementary School
*Manzanita Elementary School
*Merwin Elementary School
*Las Palmas Middle School
*Sierra Vista Middle School
*Covina High School
*Northview High School
{{colend}}

Charter Oak USD schools located in Covina include:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Charter Oak Unified School District |url=https://www.cousd.net/ |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=www.cousd.net}}</ref>
{{colbegin}}
*Badillo Elementary School
*Cedargrove Elementary School
*Glen Oak Elementary School
*Royal Oak Middle School
*Charter Oak High School
{{colend}}

Azusa USD schools located in Covina include:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.azusa.org/Page/643 | title=About Us / Our Schools }}</ref>
{{colbegin}}
*Gladstone Middle School
{{colend}}

==In popular culture==
Covina is the fictional setting for the ''[[Harold Teen]]'' comic strip and 1934 movie that depicted several teenagers from [[Covina High School]]. A downtown Covina malt shop was named the Sugar Bowl (with the permission of the artist Carl Eds), imitating the after-school gathering place in the comic strip.

Scenes from several movies and television shows have been filmed in Covina, including:
* The television series ''[[Roswell (TV series)|Roswell]]'' was filmed in various location in Covina<ref name="Roswell">{{cite web|url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/Locations/RoswellPhotos.shtml|title=Roswell Location Photos (photo)|website=Seeing-stars.com|access-date=November 9, 2017}}</ref> including the downtown area on North Citrus Avenue. City Hall, Charter Oak High School and several other businesses and residences served as locations for the fictional version of the town of [[Roswell, New Mexico]].
* Multiple episodes of the hit television series ''[[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|Knight Rider]]'' were filmed in Downtown "Old" Covina, including an episode coincidentally shot at Knight's Photo Studio on Citrus, where [[David Hasselhoff]] greeted fans and passed out signed photographs.
* One of the ending shots of the movie ''[[Frailty (2001 film)|Frailty]]'' was filmed on Center St. off of Hollenbeck.
* During the opening diner scene in [[Reservoir Dogs]], a poster featured in the background shot is of a carnival located on Covina Blvd. and Bonnie Cove Ave.
* The "[[Bohemian Rhapsody]]" scene from the film ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' was filmed on Citrus Avenue in downtown Covina, although some external shots were filmed in other locations.
* The "Grey Poupon" scene from ''[[Wayne's World (film)|Wayne's World]]'' was shot on Citrus Avenue. Covina Hobby was visible in the background. Having two cars side-by-side reflects (incorrectly) that the main drag had four lanes.
* The interior of Covina Public Library served as the Baltimore County Public Library for the 2004 television movie ''[[Back When We Were Grownups]]''.
*An episode of ''[[Tabatha's Salon Takeover]]'' was filmed in Downtown "Old" Covina at Tantrum on Citrus Avenue.
* The theater in downtown Covina (refurbished in 2008), the library and neighborhood streets around downtown were used in the filming of ''[[High School U.S.A.]]—''a 1983 movie starring [[Michael J. Fox]] and [[Nancy McKeon]].

==Notable people==
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*[[Leo Baker (skateboarder)|Leo Baker]] – professional [[skateboarder]], attended [[Northview High School (Covina, California)|Northview High School]]
*[[Rick Baker (makeup artist)|Rick Baker]] – seven-time Academy Award-winning makeup artist; films include ''[[An American Werewolf in London|American Werewolf In London]]'', ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'', ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men In Black]]'' and ''[[The Wolfman (2010 film)|The Wolfman]]''
*[[Pamela Baird]], child actress, ''[[My Friend Flicka (TV series)|My Friend Flicka]]'', ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'', graduated from [[Covina High School]], class of 1963
*[[Irma Blanco]] – L.A. radio personality, resided in Covina
*[[Tom Brunansky]] – Major League Baseball player and coach, played from 1985 to 2000 for [[New York Mets]], [[Minnesota Twins]], [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Chicago Cubs]]; 1985 All-Star, member of [[1987 World Series]] champion Twins; born in Covina
*[[Clyde Christensen]] – offensive coordinator of NFL's [[Miami Dolphins]]; born in Covina, attended [[Royal Oak High School (California)|Royal Oak High School]]
*[[Gil Cisneros]], [[California's 31st congressional district|U.S. representative]]; former [[Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Washington |first=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |title=Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (California (CA)), 119th Congress Profile |url=https://clerk.house.gov/ |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Jack Clark (baseball)|Jack Clark]] – Major League Baseball player for San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox from 1975 to 1992; hit .267 with 340 home runs, played in [[1985 World Series]], four-time MLB All-Star; graduated from Gladstone High School in 1973
*[[Mark Clear]] – baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/mark-clear-112382|title=Mark Clear Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News}}</ref>
*[[Art Clokey]] – creator of [[Gumby]]; with wife Ruth invented Gumby in the early 1950s at their Covina home after Art finished film school at USC
*[[Casey Dailey]] – football player for [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]] and NFL's [[New York Jets]]
*[[Herschel Daugherty]] – former film, television and theatre director.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=92105813 "Covina Notes"]. ''The Pasadena Post''. April 30, 1926. p.&nbsp;5. Retrieved January 8, 2022.</ref><ref>[https://www.mediafire.com/view/apih5o51vz7n8lv "Obituaries: Herschel Daugherty"]. ''Variety''. March 22, 1993. p.&nbsp;64. Retrieved January 8, 2022.</ref>
*[[Wonderland Gang#Where are they now?|William "Billie" Raymond DeVrell]] (1937–1981) – [[Wonderland Gang]] member killed in 1981 [[Wonderland murders]] is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks and Mortuaries (Covina Hills)
*[[Donald W. Evans Jr.]], Sp4., (1943–1967) – [[U.S. Army|Army]] medic awarded [[Medal of Honor]] for bravery in [[Vietnam War]], plus [[Purple Heart]]; born in Covina
*[[Donna Fargo]] – country singer, taught English at Northview High School in the 1960s and 1970s
*[[Hussein Mohamed Farrah]] – son of [[Mohamed Farrah Aidid]] and former President of [[Somalia]], graduated from [[Covina High School]]
*[[Frank Farris]] – mathematician
*[[Jason David Frank]] (1973–2022) – played [[Tommy Oliver]] in the ''[[Power Rangers]]'' franchise
*[[Rod Gilfry]] – opera baritone
*[[Roy Harris]] – composer, grew up on strawberry farm in Covina and attended [[Covina High School]]
*[[Lillian Kinkella Keil]] – decorated World War II flight nurse; born in Covina
*[[Ward Kimball]] – one of [[Disney's Nine Old Men|original Disney animators]], leader of [[Dixieland]] band [[Firehouse Five Plus Two]]; Covina High School class of 1929
*[[Robert Knapp (actor)|Robert Knapp]] – actor, lived in Covina in his teenage years and worked in orange groves
*[[Bob Lorenz]] – anchor and studio host, [[New York Yankees]] TV network (YES Network); previously with [[CNN]], CNNSI and Turner Sports
*[[Mike Lynn (basketball)|Mike Lynn]] – former NBA player for [[Los Angeles Lakers]]
*[[Jeremy Miller]] – actor in TV comedy series ''[[Growing Pains]]''; born and raised in Covina<ref>{{Cite web|work=Chicago Tribune|orig-date=30 April 1989|date=8 August 2021|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1989/04/30/jeremy-miller/|title=Jeremy Miller|quote=Birthplace: Covina, Calif.}}</ref>
*[[John Molina Jr.]] – boxer, born in Covina
*[[Mike Morrell]] – politician
*[[Corey Nakatani]] – jockey, winner of nearly 4,000 races; born and raised in Covina
*[[Vince Neil]] and [[Tommy Lee]] of [[Mötley Crüe]] – met while attending Royal Oak High School
*[[Kelly Nichols]]  – former pornographic film actress
*[[Aaron Perez]] – Soccer player
*[[PattiSue Plumer]] – Athlete in 1980 and 1988 Olympics
*[[Polly Plumer]] – American track and field runner
*[[Alice Huyler Ramsey]] – died in Covina; first woman to drive across America from coast to coast. On June 9, 1909, the 22-year-old housewife and mother from [[Hackensack, New Jersey]], completed {{convert|3800|mi}} from [[Manhattan]], New York, to [[San Francisco]], California, in a [[Maxwell automobile|Maxwell]] automobile; she was accompanied on the 59-day trek by three female companions, none of whom could drive a car.<ref>Ramsey, Alice Huyler. ''Veil, duster and tire iron.'' Covina, Calif. : Printed at the Castle Press, 1961.</ref>
* [[Mitrice Richardson]] – dancer
*[[Jeron Roberts]] (born 1976) - American-Israeli basketball player
*[[Gary Roenicke]] – Major League Baseball outfielder for Montreal Expos (1976), Baltimore Orioles (1978–85), New York Yankees (1986) and Atlanta Braves (1987–88), hit .247 with 121 home runs; born in Covina
*[[Ron Roenicke]] – Major League Baseball player and manager, coach of [[2002 World Series]] champion [[Anaheim Angels]]; born in Covina
*[[Bobby Rose (baseball)|Bobby Rose]] – Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player; born in Covina
*[[Rio Ruiz]] – baseball third baseman
*[[Gaius Shaver]] – football player
*[[Willie Shoemaker]] (1931–2003) – Hall of Fame jockey with 8,833 wins including four [[Kentucky Derby]]s; attended [[Covina High School]]
*[[Jean Stafford]] – Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short-story writer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/28/archives/jean-stafford-63-writer-dead-collected-stories-won-pulitzer.html|title=Jean Stafford, 63, Writer, Dead|date=28 March 1979|work=The New York Times|quote=Jean Stafford was born in Covina, Calif., on July 1, 1915, but soon moved with her family to Colorado, where she went to school, graduating from the University of Colorado at Boulder.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921202349/https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/28/archives/jean-stafford-63-writer-dead-collected-stories-won-pulitzer.html|archive-date=21 September 2020|author-last1=Lask|author-first1=Thomas}}</ref>
*[[Tatiana Suarez]] – mixed martial artist
*[[Rob Wilfong]] – Major League Baseball player for Minnesota Twins, California Angels and San Francisco Giants from 1977 to 1987, batted .248 with 39 home runs; graduated from Northview HS in 1971
*[[Chris Woodward]] – Major League Baseball player (1999–2010) for [[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[New York Mets]], [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Boston Red Sox]], and [[Seattle Mariners]]; born in Covina and attended Northview HS
*[[Ellen Beach Yaw]] (known as Lark Ellen) – a [[coloratura soprano]] active during the 19th and 20th centuries, who toured the world singing [[opera]] for over 40 years and chose to retire in Covina; a street in city is named for her
*[[Jennifer York]] – award-winning Los Angeles traffic reporter and bassist; born in Covina<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 2, 1994|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-02-ca-22587-story.html|title=Jennifer York's High-flying Days, Bass-playing Nights|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=February 27, 2024|url-status=live|archive-date=17 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417105824/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-02-ca-22587-story.html|author-first1=Bill|author-last1=Kohlhaase|quote=Born in Covina, York grew up in Hemet and began playing the piano when she was 5.|url-access=limited}}</ref>
*[[Michael Young (baseball)|Michael Young]] – Major League Baseball infielder, 7-time All-Star selection with Texas Rangers (2004–2009, 2011), 2005 American League batting champion, 2006 [[MLB All-Star Game MVP]], 2008 [[Gold Glove Award]] winner; born in Covina<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2024/10/25/10-things-to-know-about-michael-young-texas-rangers-all-time-leader-in-hits-runs-scored/|title=10 things to know about Michael Young, Texas Rangers' all-time leader in hits, runs scored|work=The Dallas Morning News|author-first1=R. J. |author-last1=Coyle|date=25 October 2024|url-access=limited}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|work=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/bio/_/id/4566/michael-young|title=Michael Young Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423001314/https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/bio/_/id/4566/michael-young|archive-date=23 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Sister city==
Covina has one [[sister city]]:
* [[Xalapa]], Mexico<ref>{{cite web|date=July 26, 1990|title=Covina : Sister City Art Dedicated|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-26-ga-826-story.html|access-date=August 22, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}
* [[List of cities and towns in California]]
* [[List of cities in Los Angeles County, California]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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*{{Official website|https://covinaca.gov}}
*[http://www.covina.org/ Covina Chamber of Commerce]

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