Coats Bend

Population: 1,429
Median household income: $52,089
Median home value: $147,100

Coats Bend is a community in Etowah County, Alabama, home to 1,429 residents. At $52,089, its median household income sits in line with Etowah County's $53,070.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coats Bend's population grew 5.2% from 1,358 to 1,429, while its median home value rose 43.0% from $102,900 to $147,100.

The typical home was built around 1990. 25.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,429
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,089
Median home value: $147,100
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 567
Homeownership rate: 95.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,3581,429

Median household income

$43,750$52,089

Median home value

$102,900$147,100

Median gross rent

$700$803

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,358	$43,750	$102,900	$700
2020	1,063	$40,800	$103,100	$692
2021	1,119	$45,056	$111,400	$730
2022	1,353	$48,243	$153,300	$803
2023	1,429	$52,089	$147,100	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.7%

5 to 1726.2%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 644.8%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	153	10.7%
5 to 17	374	26.2%
18 to 24	34	2.4%
25 to 34	205	14.3%
35 to 44	148	10.4%
45 to 54	147	10.3%
55 to 64	69	4.8%
65 to 74	186	13.0%
75 and over	113	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,327	92.9%
Black or African American	94	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.4%

High school graduate43.8%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree3.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	17.4%
High school graduate	380	43.8%
Some college or associate's	250	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	27	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	60	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	498	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	21.1%
15 to 29 min	259	52.0%
30 to 44 min	88	17.7%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	46	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 25.8% (368 of 1,429)

	Count	Share
Family households	329	64.3%
Nonfamily households	183	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	512	90.3%
Vacant	55	9.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	491	95.9%
Renter-occupied	21	4.1%

1-unit, detached63.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other36.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	361	63.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	206	36.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0116080
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.55 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 34.0733, -85.8746