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Coal Valley, Illinois: commercial real estate data.
Coal Valley is a Census village of 4,229 people across 3.17 square miles of land, lying across Rock Island County and Henry County. Median household income is $106,850, 92.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Coal Valley
What Coal Valley is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.17 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,336
- County holding the largest share of its areaRock Island County, 74.9 percent
- Counties this place lies inRock Island County 74.9 percent, Henry County 25.1 percent
Coal Valley crosses a county line. The split above is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries, by area, so it says where the ground is and not where the town hall is.
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Coal Valley
- Population4,229
- Median age45.3
- Population under 181,036 plus or minus 223
- Share under 1824.5 percent plus or minus 5.2
- Population 65 and over914 plus or minus 188
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households1,657
- Family households1,239
- Share of households that are families74.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Coal Valley
- Median household income$106,850 plus or minus $30,142
- Per capita income$46,955
- Civilian labor force2,039
- Employed1,978
- Unemployed61 plus or minus 48
- Unemployment rate3.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Adults 25 and over2,950
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.5 percent plus or minus 3.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Coal Valley
- Housing units1,839
- Occupied units1,657
- Vacant units182 plus or minus 100
- Vacancy rate9.9 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Owner occupied1,537
- Renter occupied120 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate92.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,700
- Single family units1,698
- Share single family92.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 90
- Median year structure built1981
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Coal Valley gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,762
- Commuting under 15 minutes357 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.3 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more233 plus or minus 93
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Drove alone78.9 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home10.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Coal Valley (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$79,000
- Average approval$79,000
- Median approval$79,000
- Largest approval$79,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Coal Valley, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Coal Valley
- NFIP communityVillage of Coal Valley
- NFIP community number170585
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/02/11
The Village of Coal Valley participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 170585 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.
Rock Island County, not Coal Valley
Rock Island County context, not Coal Valley figures
- Establishments in Rock Island County2,992
- Covered employment, Rock Island County70,119
- Average annual pay, Rock Island County$72,332
- Housing units permitted, Rock Island County140
Every figure in this section is published for Rock Island County as a whole and is not a measurement of Coal Valley.
All Rock Island 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.
Coverage
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
Coal Valley questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Coal Valley, Illinois?
4,229, in 1,657 households. Coal Valley village covers 3.17 square miles of land, which is 1,336 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Coal Valley in?
Coal Valley lies in more than one. By area it is 74.9 percent in Rock Island County, 25.1 percent in Henry County. This page sits under Rock Island County because that county holds the largest share. The split is measured from the Census boundary of the place against the county boundaries.
What is the median household income in Coal Valley?
$106,850. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,700. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Coal Valley in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Coal Valley appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Coal Valley, village of, community 170585, 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 Coal Valley figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Rock Island 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 Coal Valley.
Is zoning published for Coal Valley?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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