Coeburn is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 1,562 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coeburn is the 241st largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Coeburn is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coeburn is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Coeburn who work in office and administrative support (21.18%), law enforcement and fire fighting (8.10%), and healthcare (6.63%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Coeburn has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Coeburn has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Coeburn than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Coeburn may be for you. Being a small town, Coeburn does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Coeburn rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.95% of adults 25 and older in Coeburn have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Coeburn in 2022 was $27,643, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $110,572 for a family of four. However, Coeburn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Coeburn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coeburn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coeburn include Irish, English, German, Scottish, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Coeburn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
