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Coal City, IL vs Coal City, WV

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- Coal City is 0% more densely populated than Coal City.
- People are 8.7% less likely to be married in Coal City.
- The Median Age is 12.6 years older in Coal City.
 Coal City, ILCoal City, WVUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,477329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock54.438.4
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 Population - 20105,704  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock1,905285,036,114
 Population - 19903,907  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-9.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now37.0%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock234.293.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Coal City, ILCoal City, WVUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 144.8%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.0%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.3%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3410.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock7.9%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5413.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock9.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock15.6%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.2%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Coal City, ILCoal City, WVUnited States
 White91.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.8%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.0%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Coal City, ILCoal City, WVUnited States
 Married Population49.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock45.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.8%50.2%
 Never Married29.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock12.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock1.862.60
 Households2,129  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock38480,755,759
     Married couple, w/children31.6%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock32.6%42.9%
 Non Family Households707  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock30.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children8.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Coal City    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

No culture at all. Very rigid, uneducated, small town in  More

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Over 15 years ago

Coal City is a nice quiet little town where people mostly mind their own business. There are plenty of community events, this is a great place to live if you have young  More

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Over 16 years ago

What do the powers to be say in Coal City, Illinois, about the possibility that the very first airfield in the world was in Coal City. We need to speak to a Historian of  More

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Reviews for Coal City    1 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Don’t move to WV. Especially not this area. If anywhere move to the northern part of the state. The only thing around here are drugs and alcoholics. You will ruin your  More

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