Coats is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,229 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coats is the 300th largest community in North Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coats is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coats is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Coats who work in office and administrative support (11.10%), sales jobs (9.69%), and management occupations (7.87%). In Coats, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.83 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Coats is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Coats with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.59% of adults in Coats have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Coats in 2022 was $20,633, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,532 for a family of four. Coats is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Coats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coats residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Coats also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coats include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Coats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
