Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County has a population of 5,320 and has grown 3.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $115,700, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $50,423.

Home price
$115,700
Income
$50,423
Population
5,320
Unemployment
7.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$115,700county
Median gross rent$722county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198060.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile11.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use2.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,335(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$937county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$714county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,279county
Home insurance / yr$5,010(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living86(statewide)
Median household income$50,423county
Family health premium / yr$23,050(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,468(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.591(statewide)
Poverty rate20.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home8.2%county
Unemployment rate7.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.4%county
Share of workers employed by government24.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.4%county
Economic output per resident$56,423county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.53%county
Top state income tax4.50%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.50%(statewide)
Combined sales tax9.06%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service95 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2243575county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths37.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-6.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher85.6%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment1080county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible74.7%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution27 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians19county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance22.4%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year25.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year23.2%county
Frequent mental distress20.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity38.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes17.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,320county
Land area in square miles517county
People per square mile of land10.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age39.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.7%county
Share of households that are one person34.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls67.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents456county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in118county
Households that moved away113county
Average income of arriving households$51,992county
Average income of departing households$35,204county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5county
Housing units authorised in the latest year13county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings25.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate423(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.8°Fcounty
Annual precipitation47.2 incounty
Annual snowfall12.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.56 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F84 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing57 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days215 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 4county
Average first fall frostNov 5county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$129county
Electric utilities serving this county4county
Electricity price per kWh12.2¢county
Household electricity use1,131 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$23.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity43.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas32.6%county
Homes heated by propane17.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.8%county
Homes heated by wood4.5%county
Households with broadband83.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk12.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.2county
Landslide risk56.0county
Hail risk96.9county
Earthquake risk31.6county
Tornado risk52.5county
Tropical cyclone risk26.7county
Extreme heat risk49.0county
Winter weather risk23.4county
Strong wind risk16.4county
Wildfire risk86.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Coal County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Oklahoma figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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