About Coats

Coats is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,775 people and just one neighborhood, Coats is the 321st largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Coats, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.5% of Coats's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Coats is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coats who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.88%), healthcare (7.06%), and sales jobs (6.51%).

In Coats, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.87 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Coats doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Coats Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Coats is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.62% of adults 25 and older in Coats have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Coats in 2000 was $16,468, which is middle income relative to North Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $65,872 for a family of four.

Coats is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Coats home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Coats is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coats include English, Scotch-Irish, Irish, Italian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Coats is English. Some people also speak Spanish.