CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Coal Fork

West Virginia · 2,030 residents · 5.13 sq mi

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With 2,030 people, Coal Fork is a city in West Virginia. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 680 people. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 38.9, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $43,200.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,030

+50%vs 2000

vs 1,350 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

38.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 42.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.13 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.4%(109)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.4%(89)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(129)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(203)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.8%(178)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.7%(218)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(285)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.9%(303)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(186)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(207)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(104)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(19)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,532

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,775

−30%vs 2000

vs $14,002 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,200

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$308

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $355 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.0%

+6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(1,323)

Black0.3%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(2,030)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican6%(86)

Ancestry

English20.9%(298)

Irish11.7%(167)

American9.3%(132)

German5.1%(72)

Scotch-Irish2.7%(39)

Scottish2.1%(30)

French2%(29)

Canadian0.8%(12)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.6%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

57.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 12.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married23.2%(133)

Married65.5%(376)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced11.3%(65)

Women 15+

Never married32.8%(214)

Married24.2%(158)

Widowed27.3%(178)

Divorced15.6%(102)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.5%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.3%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 7.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.3%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.2%

+9.2 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)57.7%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)57.7%(30)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era26.9%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 52 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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