Overview
3,835
Total Population
48.6
Median age
48.37%
Female population %
106.7:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
10-14 years
Largest age group
71.4
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
184
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Age
Coal Valley's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in Coal Valley is 48.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- Coal Valley's population under 18 was 22.37%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- Coal Valley's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 23.21% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in Coal Valley, 18.46% were under the age of 15, 9.78% aged 15 to 29, 48.55% aged 30 to 64, 22.09% aged 65 to 84, and 1.12% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 125 less females than males in Coal Valley:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 48.37% females and 51.63% males in Coal Valley, IL.
- The Coal Valley, IL gender ratio is 106.7:100 i.e. 106.7 men to 100 women (1.067).
- For male population, the largest age group is 10-14 years with a population of 234.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 227.

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Race / Ethnicity
Coal Valley's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of Coal Valley population: 98.31% are White, 0.94% are Black or African American and 0.76% are Asian.
- Coal Valley's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
- By ethnicity, 184 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,651 (95.20% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in Coal Valley is White with a population of 3,77 (98.31% of the total population).

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Year by year
Coal Valley's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,025 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, Coal Valley's population increased by 143 (3.97%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, Coal Valley's population increased by 121 (3.23%), 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 Valley's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,599.

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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)