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Coal Fork, West Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Coal Fork is a Census CDP of 1,423 people across 5.13 square miles of land, in Kanawha County. Median household income is $70,212, 94.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Coal Fork
What Coal Fork is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.13 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land278 plus or minus 103
- County holding the largest share of its areaKanawha 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.
Coal Fork
How many people live in Coal Fork
- Population1,423 plus or minus 530
- Median age49.5
- Population under 18235 plus or minus 111
- Share under 1816.5 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over359 plus or minus 189
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Households515 plus or minus 203
- Family households378 plus or minus 188
- Share of households that are families73.4 percent plus or minus 22.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coal Fork
Income and work in Coal Fork
- Median household income$70,212
- Per capita income$30,297
- Civilian labor force803 plus or minus 360
- Employed566 plus or minus 217
- Unemployed237 plus or minus 308
- Unemployment rate29.5 percent plus or minus 36.0
- Adults 25 and over1,146 plus or minus 501
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher91.4 percent plus or minus 52.0
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.1 percent plus or minus 7.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coal Fork
Housing in Coal Fork
- Housing units581 plus or minus 209
- Occupied units515 plus or minus 203
- Vacant units66 plus or minus 68
- Vacancy rate11.4 percent plus or minus 11.0
- Owner occupied484 plus or minus 204
- Renter occupied31 plus or minus 41
- Ownership rate94.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$101,000 plus or minus $54,498
- Single family units492 plus or minus 186
- Share single family84.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more23 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more4.0 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Mobile homes66 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Coal Fork
How Coal Fork gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute529 plus or minus 219
- Commuting under 15 minutes131 plus or minus 100
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.8 percent plus or minus 15.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more81 plus or minus 83
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.3 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Drove alone95.8 percent
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.8 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kanawha County, not Coal Fork
Kanawha County context, not Coal Fork figures
- Establishments in Kanawha County4,396
- Covered employment, Kanawha County97,845
- Average annual pay, Kanawha County$61,997
- Housing units permitted, Kanawha County98
Every figure in this section is published for Kanawha County as a whole and is not a measurement of Coal Fork.
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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Common questions
Coal Fork questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Coal Fork, West Virginia?
1,423, in 515 households. Coal Fork CDP covers 5.13 square miles of land, which is 278 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Coal Fork in?
Kanawha 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 Coal Fork?
$70,212. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $101,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Are the county figures on this page Coal Fork figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Kanawha 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 Fork.
Is zoning published for Coal Fork?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.