Coal City is a somewhat small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 5,784 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coal City is the 316th largest community in Illinois.Coal City is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Coal City is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Coal City who work in healthcare (13.90%), office and administrative support (11.30%), and sales jobs (10.47%). Also of interest is that Coal City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Coal City telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.22% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small village, Coal City doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Coal City citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 24.88% of adults in Coal City have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Coal City in 2022 was $42,064, which is upper middle income relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,256 for a family of four. However, Coal City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Coal City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coal City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coal City include German, Polish, Italian, Irish, and English. The most common language spoken in Coal City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
