Coal County, Oklahoma

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Coal County, Oklahoma is among the lowest in the country for life expectancy, and among the highest in the country for uninsured (104th of 3,134 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,320	4,028,634	334,922,499	2867th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,423	$65,039	$80,734	2748th of 3,221
Median Age	39.3	37.0	38.9	2316th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	28.3%	35.7%	2304th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$115,700	$199,800	$332,700	2753rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$722	$1,014	$1,413	2632nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.8%	15.3%	12.5%	480th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.5%	5.0%	5.2%	346th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.3	58.7	n/a	2636th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.8%	6.4%	14.1%	2895th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	70.4	n/a	n/a	2915th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.4%	65.8%	65.2%	2357th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.2	22.4	26.4	2509th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.2%	9.4%	15.1%	1730th of 3,222
Uninsured	23.3%	n/a	n/a	104th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.2%	46.8%	46.9%	2190th of 3,222
Broadband Access	77.9%	n/a	n/a	2440th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	64.2%	62.1%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4.6%	12.7%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	6.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	2.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	20.7%	8.9%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	9.6%	6.6%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.3%	0.6%
Diversity Index	53.4	58.0	61.4

Age in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Median Age	39.3	37.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.1%	24.0%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	9.5%	9.8%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.9%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	13.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.9%	23.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.7%	16.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Households	2,051	1,562,389	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.6%	64.3%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.7%	31.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	16.4%	17.5%	17.3%
People Living Alone	34.5%	29.6%	28.7%
Never Married	27.0%	30.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,842	$35,624	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.7%	17.5%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.6%	18.0%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.1%	16.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.4%	7.2%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.8%	15.3%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	47.8%	35.5%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.6%	14.1%	n/a

Housing in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Housing Units	2,585	1,775,127	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	83.2%	72.7%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	0.6%	11.7%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	20.7%	12.0%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,980.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.6%	34.2%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	23.6%	28.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$609	$1,599	n/a

Education in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Less than High School	14.4%	10.6%	10.4%
High School Graduate	40.2%	30.6%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.1%	30.4%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	18.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.7%	9.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.0%	61.2%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.6%	77.4%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.8%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	40.9%	33.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.1%	5.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.5%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Coal County, Oklahoma

Statistic	Coal County, Oklahoma	Oklahoma	United States
Born in State of Residence	71.7%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.6%	2.6%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	3.8%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	88.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.9%	8.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.7%	8.7%	16.7%

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