Coal City, IL Population

Overview

5,238

Total Population

41.8

Median age

47.88%

Female population %

108.9:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

50.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

197

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Coal City's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Coal City is 41.8, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Coal City's population under 18 was 24.09%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Coal City's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Coal City, 17.20% were under the age of 15, 16.42% aged 15 to 29, 50.10% aged 30 to 64, 15.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.22% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 222 less females than males in Coal City:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 47.88% females and 52.12% males in Coal City, IL.
The Coal City, IL gender ratio is 108.9:100 i.e. 108.9 men to 100 women (1.089).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 279.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 304.

Coal City's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Coal City population: 93.34% are White, 1.87% are Black or African American, 0.50% are Asian and 4.30% are multiracial.
Coal City's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 197 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,041 (96.24% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Coal City is White with a population of 4,889 (93.34% of the total population).

Coal City's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 5,805 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Coal City's population increased by 843 (17.34%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Coal City's population decreased by 5 (0.09%), 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 City's population was lowest in year 2000 at 4,861.