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Coaling is a Census city of 2,573 people across 5.01 square miles of land, in Tuscaloosa County. Median household income is $81,370, 90.2 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Coaling
What Coaling is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.01 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land513 plus or minus 108
- County holding the largest share of its areaTuscaloosa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coaling
How many people live in Coaling
- Population2,573 plus or minus 539
- Median age34.1
- Population under 18761 plus or minus 272
- Share under 1829.6 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Population 65 and over198 plus or minus 53
- Share 65 and over7.7 percent
- Households783
- Family households660
- Share of households that are families84.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coaling
Income and work in Coaling
- Median household income$81,370
- Per capita income$32,038
- Civilian labor force1,358
- Employed1,243
- Unemployed115 plus or minus 89
- Unemployment rate8.5 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Adults 25 and over1,529
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Coaling
- Housing units816
- Occupied units783
- Vacant units33 plus or minus 29
- Vacancy rate4.0 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Owner occupied706
- Renter occupied77 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate90.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$228,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,254 plus or minus $614
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.5 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Single family units585 plus or minus 120
- Share single family71.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes231 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coaling
How Coaling gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,178 plus or minus 236
- Commuting under 15 minutes171 plus or minus 62
- Share commuting under 15 minutes14.5 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more430 plus or minus 153
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more36.5 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled11.7 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.4 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Worked from home5.2 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coaling
Flood risk in Coaling
- NFIP communityTown of Coaling
- NFIP community number010480
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/16/14
The Town of Coaling participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 010480 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Tuscaloosa County, not Coaling
Tuscaloosa County context, not Coaling figures
- Establishments in Tuscaloosa County4,189
- Covered employment, Tuscaloosa County99,288
- Average annual pay, Tuscaloosa County$59,535
- Housing units permitted, Tuscaloosa County631
Every figure in this section is published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Coaling.
All Tuscaloosa County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Coaling questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Coaling, Alabama?
2,573, in 783 households. Coaling city covers 5.01 square miles of land, which is 513 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Coaling in?
Tuscaloosa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Coaling?
$81,370. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,000. Median gross rent is $1,254 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Coaling in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Coaling appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Coaling, town of, community 010480, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Coaling figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Tuscaloosa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Coaling.
Is zoning published for Coaling?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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