COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Coal County

Oklahoma · 5,780 residents · 517 sq mi

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Coal County is a county of 5,780 people in Oklahoma. Median home value sits at $25,800. 27.4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Oklahoma median by roughly 40%. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $14,177, about 53% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,780

−4%vs 2000

vs 6,031 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.6

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

517 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(360)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(398)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.4%(486)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(458)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(254)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(795)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(747)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(609)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(589)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(527)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(444)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(113)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,177

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $23,705 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,695

−36%vs 2000

vs $12,013 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.4%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,800

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $40,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$226

+4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $287 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.1% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74.5%(4,491)

Black0.4%(22)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(129)

Asian0.3%(19)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic82.2%(4,754)

Black1%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(13)

Asian0%(2)

Other16.8%(969)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(189)

Puerto Rican0.4%(21)

Central American0.2%(12)

Guatemalan0.2%(12)

South American0.1%(3)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.5%(25)

Cambodian0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.6%(34)

Samoan0%(2)

Marshallese0%(2)

Ancestry

Irish14.3%(759)

German12%(639)

American9.6%(512)

English6.7%(357)

Italian3.8%(200)

Scottish2.5%(133)

French2.1%(113)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(72)

Dutch1%(51)

Swedish0.7%(39)

Swiss0.7%(35)

British0.5%(26)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.5%(25)

French Canadian0.4%(22)

Welsh0.4%(21)

West Indian0.4%(20)

Slovak0.2%(9)

Subsaharan African0.2%(9)

Norwegian0.2%(8)

Czech0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(6)

Portuguese0.1%(5)

Ethiopian0%(2)

Somali0%(2)

Danish0%(1)

Polish0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

29.1 min

+67%vs 2000

vs 17.4 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 married34%(728)

Married49.5%(1,059)

Widowed4%(86)

Divorced12.5%(268)

Women 15+

Never married19.9%(426)

Married47.5%(1,017)

Widowed15.9%(340)

Divorced16.7%(358)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.4%

−4.1 ptssince 2013

from 26.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.8%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.9%

−3.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.4%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

41.7%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 44.8% 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)29.9%(80)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(56)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31.7%(85)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.9%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 268 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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