Franklin County > Fort Covington (town)
Population trend for Fort Covington
02,0001990: 1,6761,67619902000: 1,6451,64520002010: 1,6761,67620102020: 1,5311,53120202023: 1,4371,4372023
U.S. Census Bureau ACS, IPUMS

Fort Covington is a town in Franklin County, in the North Country region.

Community anchors include Salmon River Central School District.

2023 Median income for Franklin County communities
American Community Survey, 2023
2000
Franklin County home price index (FHFA)
1991–2024: Home prices rose about 190%.

256 172 88 1991 2024

The numbers at left represent an index, not dollar prices. The index is set to 100 in the year 2000.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)
Occupied housing units in Fort Covington
American Community Survey, 2023
Household types in Fort Covington
Married-couple families: 295 (73.8%) Married-couple families Male householder (no spouse): 42 (10.5%) Male householder (no spouse) Female householder (no spouse): 63 (15.8%) Female householder (no spouse) Householder living alone: 150 (78.1%) Householder living alone Householder not living alone: 42 (21.9%) Householder not living alone Family Nonfamily
ACS, 2023
Poverty rates by age group in Fort Covington

Pct 5 and under 32% Pct 6 to 17 34% Pct 18 to 64 19% Pct 65 and over 8%

The overall poverty rate in Fort Covington is 20 percent.
The highest rate is found among residents ages 6 to 17.
Year: 2023

ACS, 2023

Where residents of Fort Covington lived in the prior year

Same house: 1,371 (95.9%) Same county (different house): 34 (2.4%) Different NY county: 17 (1.2%) 1,430 current residents Same house: 1,371 (95.9%) Same house Same county (different house): 34 (2.4%) Same county (different house) Different NY county: 17 (1.2%) Different NY county Abroad: 6 (0.4%) Abroad (under 1%) Different state: 2 (0.1%) Different state (under 1%)
U.S. Census ACS, 2023
Median age of Fort Covington residents
38.6 40.7 36.9 40.2 2010 2015 2020 2023


The margin of error can be high in 2023 estimates, particularly for small towns and villages.

Changes in median age can also indicate a shift in the number of school-age children; see the Education page for enrollment trends.

U.S. Census Bureau