With 724 people, Coal City is a city in West Virginia. At a median age of 59.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the West Virginia median by roughly 66%. There are 1,181 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $9,999.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $20,491, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 59.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
0% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coal City
What changed most since 1990
Median age34.6 → 59.3(+24.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Median home value (2024 dollars)$77,042 → $9,999(−87%)US over the same years: +67%
Population2,031 → 724(−64%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)100%(28)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 28 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Coal City, decade by decade
Coal City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
2,031
$39,056
$77,042
1.9%
0.0
2000
1,905
$51,096
$83,796
5.8%
6.3
2010
1,815
$57,586
$117,819
9.5%
8.8
2020
1,689
$28,959
$87,146
2.0%
10.3
2024
724
$20,491
$9,999
0.0%
0.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
