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Covelo, California: commercial real estate data.
Covelo is a Census CDP of 1,286 people across 7.10 square miles of land, in Mendocino County. Median household income is $34,583, 52.7 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Covelo
What Covelo is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.1 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land181 plus or minus 62
- County holding the largest share of its areaMendocino County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covelo
How many people live in Covelo
- Population1,286 plus or minus 438
- Median age32.3
- Population under 18444 plus or minus 169
- Share under 1834.5 percent
- Population 65 and over163 plus or minus 68
- Share 65 and over12.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Households444 plus or minus 107
- Family households247 plus or minus 106
- Share of households that are families55.6 percent plus or minus 19.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covelo
Income and work in Covelo
- Median household income$34,583 plus or minus $23,676
- Per capita income$17,531 plus or minus $4,248
- Civilian labor force508 plus or minus 188
- Employed394 plus or minus 152
- Unemployed114 plus or minus 95
- Unemployment rate22.4 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Adults 25 and over790 plus or minus 218
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher72.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.7 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covelo
Housing in Covelo
- Housing units628
- Occupied units444 plus or minus 107
- Vacant units184 plus or minus 74
- Vacancy rate29.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Owner occupied234 plus or minus 93
- Renter occupied210 plus or minus 90
- Ownership rate52.7 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$360,000 plus or minus $161,975
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,281 plus or minus $370
- Annual rent as a share of median income44.4 percent plus or minus 33.0
- Single family units483 plus or minus 109
- Share single family76.9 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 38
- Share in buildings of two or more3.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
- Mobile homes122 plus or minus 70
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covelo
How Covelo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute337 plus or minus 130
- Commuting under 15 minutes204 plus or minus 99
- Share commuting under 15 minutes60.5 percent plus or minus 17.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more72 plus or minus 59
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.4 percent plus or minus 15.6
- Drove alone70.4 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Carpooled5.7 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked7.7 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Worked from home16.2 percent plus or minus 13.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Covelo
SBA loans in Covelo (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$122,000
- Average approval$122,000
- Median approval$122,000
- Largest approval$122,000
- Jobs supported4
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Covelo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Mendocino County, not Covelo
Mendocino County context, not Covelo figures
- Establishments in Mendocino County2,432
- Covered employment, Mendocino County32,084
- Average annual pay, Mendocino County$53,903
- Housing units permitted, Mendocino County9
Every figure in this section is published for Mendocino County as a whole and is not a measurement of Covelo.
All Mendocino County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Covelo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Covelo, California?
1,286, in 444 households. Covelo CDP covers 7.10 square miles of land, which is 181 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Covelo in?
Mendocino County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Covelo?
$34,583. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $360,000. Median gross rent is $1,281 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Covelo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Mendocino County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Covelo.
Is zoning published for Covelo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.