Coats is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The citizens of Coats are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.48% of adults in Coats have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Coats in 2018 was $21,499, which is lower middle income relative to North Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $85,996 for a family of four.

Coats is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Coats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coats residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Coats also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.19% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coats include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Coats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.