Coatesville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 10,917 people and 15 constituent neighborhoods, Coatesville is the 124th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Coatesville was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coatesville is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coatesville is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coatesville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.52%), sales jobs (10.41%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (6.91%).

Coatesville Information and Demographics

In Coatesville, just 10.14% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Coatesville in 2000 was $14,079, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $56,316 for a family of four.

Coatesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coatesville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Coatesville is African-American, followed by White. Coatesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.41% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Coatesville include Italian, Irish, German, African, English, and Polish.

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