Coal City is home to the following numbers. The population of the city is estimated at 1,859, and the corresponding steets are 92. There are a total of 89 evictions per year in Coal City. Evictions are usually caused by lease or code violations, but the most common reason is failure to pay rent. A high number of evictions can indicate a deteriorating economy.
The median property value in Coal City is $78,400, which is 0.326 times smaller than the national average. Homeownership rate in Coal City is 68.4%, and the median household income is $29,428, down from $31,750 in 2014. The median age of Coal City, WV residents is 48.7, and 0% of the households are Hispanic.
In the late 19th century, coal mining brought in people from all over Europe to work in the coal mines. Coal mines in Coal City eventually reached their peak, and the population peaked at 400,000 in the 1950s. However, the industry that had made Coal City so popular soon started to diminish. The coal mines closed one by one, but eventually merged with other nearby mines.