Overview
144
Total Population
32.6
Median age
68.06%
Female population %
46.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
30-34 years
Largest age group
29.7
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
7
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Coal Center's population is young compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Coal Center is 32.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Coal Center's population under 18 was 16.67%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Coal Center's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 9.72% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Coal Center, 13.19% were under the age of 15, 18.75% aged 15 to 29, 58.33% aged 30 to 64, 9.72% aged 65 to 84, and 0.00% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 52 more females than males in Coal Center:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 68.06% females and 31.94% males in Coal Center, PA.
- The Coal Center, PA gender ratio is 46.9:100 i.e. 46.9 men to 100 women (0.469).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 11.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 35.

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Race / Ethnicity
Coal Center's population has become increasingly diverse:
- Racial distribution of Coal Center population: 57.64% are White, 27.78% are Black or African American, 4.86% are some other race and 9.72% are multiracial.
- Coal Center's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
- By ethnicity, 7 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 137 (95.14% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Coal Center is White with a population of 83 (57.64% of the total population).

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Year by year
Coal Center's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 139 in the year 2010
- From 2000 to 2010, Coal Center's population increased by 10 (7.75%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Coal Center's population decreased by 28 (20.14%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
- Between the year 2000 and 2022, Coal Center's population was lowest in year 2022 at 110.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)