Coaling

Population: 2,253
Median household income: $83,587
Median home value: $215,000

Coaling, a community in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, has 2,253 residents. At $83,587, its median household income sits above Tuscaloosa County's $63,947.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coaling's population grew 59.0% from 1,417 to 2,253, while its median home value rose 36.0% from $158,100 to $215,000.

The typical home was built around 1997. 7.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,253
Median age: 32.8 yrs
Median household income: $83,587
Median home value: $215,000
Median gross rent: $907
Housing units: 735
Homeownership rate: 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4172,253

Median household income

$70,388$83,587

Median home value

$158,100$215,000

Median gross rent

$1,036$907

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,417	$70,388	$158,100	$1,036
2020	1,702	$71,731	$156,700	$1,038
2021	2,112	$75,098	$162,500	$1,050
2022	2,203	$74,032	$201,600	$788
2023	2,253	$83,587	$215,000	$907

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1721.7%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4415.3%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 745.0%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	5.6%
5 to 17	488	21.7%
18 to 24	283	12.6%
25 to 34	302	13.4%
35 to 44	345	15.3%
45 to 54	289	12.8%
55 to 64	280	12.4%
65 to 74	112	5.0%
75 and over	28	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,755	77.9%
Black or African American	215	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	52	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	228	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's45.0%

Bachelor's degree7.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	6.9%
High school graduate	492	36.3%
Some college or associate's	610	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	98	7.2%
Graduate or professional degree	63	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled12.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	893	81.7%
Carpooled	131	12.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	64	5.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	175	17.0%
15 to 29 min	378	36.7%
30 to 44 min	223	21.7%
45 to 59 min	89	8.6%
60+ min	164	15.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.32
Poverty rate: 7.9% (178 of 2,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	582	85.8%
Nonfamily households	96	14.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	678	92.2%
Vacant	57	7.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	609	89.8%
Renter-occupied	69	10.2%

1-unit, detached73.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	543	73.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	188	25.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0116000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.07 sq mi
Center point: 33.1699, -87.3499