Demographics of Coal County, Oklahoma

Coal County, Oklahoma had 5,436 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +160 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Coal County, in four figures

5,436
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +160 people.; 39.3 ±0.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,423 ±$3,005
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Coal County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Coal County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Coal County, Oklahoma's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Coal County, Oklahoma's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	5,276	100.0	100.0
2021	5,311	100.7	100.2
2022	5,311	100.7	100.7
2023	5,292	100.3	101.6
2024	5,457	103.4	102.5
2025	5,436	103.0	103.1

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Population of Coal County, Oklahoma on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	5,276	+15	−7	0	+23
2021	5,311	+35	−23	+1	+57
2022	5,311	0	−18	+2	+18
2023	5,292	−19	−19	−1	+1
2024	5,457	+165	−4	−1	+171
2025	5,436	−21	−8	−1	−12

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.3 ±0.8: for men 36.5 ±1.3 and for women 42.4 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Coal County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under 5	393 ±22	7.4% ±0.4	6.1% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	891 ±80	16.7% ±1.5	17.8% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	508 ±67	9.5% ±1.3	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,152 ±65	21.7% ±1.2	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,274 ±72	23.9% ±1.3	23.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,102 ±93	20.7% ±1.8	16.3% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,423 ±$3,005, and income per person $27,842 ±$2,259, in 2024 dollars. The median is $65,039 ±$439 in Oklahoma and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Coal County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Under $25,000	507 ±74	24.7% ±3.5	17.5% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	508 ±73	24.8% ±3.4	20.9% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	382 ±67	18.6% ±3.2	18.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	219 ±44	10.7% ±2.1	13.1% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	269 ±53	13.1% ±2.5	16.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	75 ±30	3.7% ±1.5	7.2% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	44 to 138	2.2% to 6.7%	7.2% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Coal County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Oklahoma	United States
All ages	1,096 ±169	20.8% ±3.2	15.3% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	347 ±77	27.2% ±5.5	20.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	505 ±83	19.6% ±3.1	14.8% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	244 ±63	17.3% ±4.2	11.5% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Coal County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Coal County	Oklahoma	United States
Housing units	2,585 ±20	1,775,127 ±745	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.3% ±2.6	88.0% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.7% ±2.4	12.0% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.4% ±2.7	65.8% ±0.2	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.6% ±2.9	34.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$115,700 ±$27,841	$199,800 ±$1,121	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$722 ±$35	$1,014 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±1	1980 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Coal County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Hispanic or Latino	246 ±0	4.6% ±<0.1	12.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,414 ±8	64.2% ±0.2	62.1% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1 to 37	< 0.1% to 0.7%	6.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1 to 53	< 0.1% to 1.0%	2.4% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	511 ±83	9.6% ±1.6	6.6% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 6	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.3%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,101 ±84	20.7% ±1.6	8.9% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Coal County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Oklahoma	United States
Born in the state	3,817 ±141	71.7% ±2.7	59.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,438 ±133	27.0% ±2.5	32.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 39	0.1% to 0.7%	1.2% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	17 to 67	0.3% to 1.3%	6.4% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	12 to 56	0.2% to 1.1%	2.6% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 19	0% to 0.4%	3.8% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Coal County among the counties of Oklahoma

66th of 77 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Oklahoma page.

Counties of Oklahoma near Coal County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Woods County	8,443	−1.8%
Kiowa County	8,181	−3.7%
Major County	7,536	−2.7%
Tillman County	6,780	−2.4%
Alfalfa County	5,649	−1.1%
Coal County	5,436	+3.0%
Cotton County	5,432	−1.9%
Jefferson County	5,431	+2.2%
Greer County	5,373	−2.2%
Beaver County	4,882	−2.9%
Dewey County	4,207	−6.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026