Coalinga is a medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 17,369 people and three associated neighborhoods, Coalinga is the 337th largest community in California.Coalinga is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Coalinga is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coalinga who work in office and administrative support (10.36%), teaching (8.30%), and farm management occupations (8.01%). As is often the case in a small city, Coalinga doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Coalinga, just 12.48% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Coalinga in 2022 was $24,001, which is low income relative to California and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,004 for a family of four. However, Coalinga contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coalinga is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coalinga home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Coalinga, accounting for 65.04% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Coalinga residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coalinga include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French. Coalinga also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 20.08%. The most common language spoken in Coalinga is Spanish. Other important languages spoken here include English and Tagalog.
