Coatesville

Population: 13,323
Median household income: $57,323
Median home value: $160,500

Coatesville is a community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, home to 13,323 residents. At $57,323, its median household income sits below Chester County's $123,041.

From 2019 to 2023, Coatesville's population grew 1.4% from 13,136 to 13,323, while its median home value rose 30.0% from $123,500 to $160,500.

The typical home was built around 1952. 20.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,323
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $57,323
Median home value: $160,500
Median gross rent: $1,464
Housing units: 5,340
Homeownership rate: 35.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,13613,323

Median household income

$45,265$57,323

Median home value

$123,500$160,500

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,464

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,136	$45,265	$123,500	$1,139
2020	13,096	$52,931	$122,300	$1,265
2021	13,306	$51,130	$126,000	$1,282
2022	13,316	$55,989	$147,700	$1,372
2023	13,323	$57,323	$160,500	$1,464

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	937	7.0%
5 to 17	2,766	20.8%
18 to 24	1,067	8.0%
25 to 34	2,136	16.0%
35 to 44	1,874	14.1%
45 to 54	1,264	9.5%
55 to 64	1,786	13.4%
65 to 74	962	7.2%
75 and over	531	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,306	24.8%
Black or African American	4,604	34.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	108	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	864	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,420	33.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,603	18.7%
High school graduate	3,652	42.7%
Some college or associate's	1,953	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	911	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	434	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled18.5%

Public transit2.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means6.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,197	67.2%
Carpooled	1,153	18.5%
Public transit	123	2.0%
Walked	56	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	333	5.3%
Other means	387	6.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,392	23.5%
15 to 29 min	2,317	39.2%
30 to 44 min	1,388	23.5%
45 to 59 min	474	8.0%
60+ min	345	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.69
Poverty rate: 20.4% (2,713 of 13,293)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,984	60.8%
Nonfamily households	1,926	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,910	91.9%
Vacant	430	8.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,760	35.8%
Renter-occupied	3,150	64.2%

1-unit, detached22.1%

1-unit, attached44.4%

2 to 4 units10.7%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,180	22.1%
1-unit, attached	2,369	44.4%
2 to 4 units	570	10.7%
5 to 19 units	790	14.8%
20 or more units	431	8.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4214712
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.81 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 39.9852, -75.8190