Coats Bend, AL

Census Place

2024 Population

1,630

US Senator

Tommy Tuberville

Republican Party

US Senator

Katie Britt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

30.9

9.65% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

18%

30% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$70,409

35.2% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$149,600

Population & Diversity

Coats Bend, AL is home to a population of 1.63k people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.429% of Coats Bend, AL residents were born outside of the country (7 people).

In 2024, there were 11.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.49k people) in Coats Bend, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 129 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 8 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Coats Bend, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coats Bend, AL was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coats Bend, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coats Bend, AL

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.49k ± 505
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
129 ± 106
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
8 ± 13

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coats Bend, AL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
53,867 ± 5,668 people
Guatemala
18,373 ± 3,322 people
Korea
11,536 ± 2,634 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 53,867 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 18,373 and Korea with 11,536.

Foreign-Born Population

0.429%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

7 people

0.42%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

6 people

As of 2024, 0.429% of Coats Bend, AL residents (7 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coats Bend, AL was 0.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coats Bend, AL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

20 ± 32

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coats Bend, AL.

Economy

The economy of Coats Bend, AL employs 614 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coats Bend, AL were Retail Trade (135 people), Manufacturing (117 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($80,759), Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,597), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($75,142).

Employment

Occupations

614

2024 Value

± 211

23.3%

1 Year growth

± 41.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coats Bend, AL grew at a rate of 23.3%, from 498 employees to 614 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coats Bend, AL, are Sales & Related Occupations (93 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (74 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (71 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coats Bend, AL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Alabama.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Alabama (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

614

2024 Value

± 211

23.3%

1 Year growth

± 41.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coats Bend, AL grew at a rate of 23.3%, from 498 employees to 614 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coats Bend, AL, are Retail Trade (135 people), Manufacturing (117 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coats Bend, AL, though some of these residents may live in Coats Bend, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$44,566

Median earning men ± $14,220

$11,671

Median earning women ± $6,703

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($80,759), Manufacturing ($53,867), and Retail Trade ($41,034).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($22,000) and Retail Trade ($11,135).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coats Bend, AL was $149,600 in 2024, which is 0.45 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $147,100 to $149,600, a 1.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Coats Bend, AL is 91.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coats Bend, AL have an average commute time of 28.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coats Bend, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$149,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$26,081

$474

Median Property Taxes

±$161

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coats Bend, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coats Bend, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

91.3%

Homeownership

2024

66.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 91.3% of the housing units in Coats Bend, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coats Bend, AL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$70,409

Median Household Income

± $29,751

519

Number of Households

± 171

In 2024, the median household income of the 519 households in Coats Bend, AL grew to $70,409 from the previous year's value of $52,089.

The following chart displays the households in Coats Bend, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coats Bend, AL is from Alabama.

0.454

2024 Wage GINI in Alabama

0.456

2023 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2024, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.454 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.411% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Alabama across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (96.3%)
Carpooled (3.75%)

In 2024, 96.3% of workers in Coats Bend, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (3.75%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

28.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coats Bend, AL have a longer commute time (28.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.56% of the workforce in Coats Bend, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coats Bend, AL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coats Bend, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coats Bend, AL have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coats Bend, AL (294 out of 1.63k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coats Bend, AL is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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