Coal County, Oklahoma (OK)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 1,036
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 1,787
Renter-occupied apartments: 606 (it was 586 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 25% |
| State: | 33% |
Land area: 518 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 10 people per square mile (low).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (22.6%), Construction (11.8%), Manufacturing (11.5%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 66%
- Government: 26%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 3,42263.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,25623.1%Two or more races
- 4277.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 2895.3%Hispanic or Latino
- 250.5%Asian alone
- 120.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 10.02%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 40.9 years |
| Oklahoma median age: | 37.1 years |
| Males: 2,727 |  (51.0%) |
| Females: 2,625 |  (49.0%) |
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| Coal County: | 2.0 people |
| Oklahoma: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $45,818 ($23,705 in 1999)
| This county: | $45,818 |
| Oklahoma: | $59,673 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $507 (lower quartile is $343, upper quartile is $607)
| This county: | $507 |
| State: | $744 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $102,090 (it was $40,000 in 2000)
| Coal: | $102,090 |
| Oklahoma: | $191,700 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $993
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $380
Institutionalized population: 61
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 1
- Burglaries: 5
- Thefts: 5
- Auto thefts: 3
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 1
- Robberies: 0
- Assaults: 5
- Burglaries: 4
- Thefts: 7
- Auto thefts: 4
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 2 buildings, average cost: $227,000
- 2021: 11 buildings, average cost: $79,500
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2019: 20 buildings, average cost: $52,000
- 2018: 11 buildings, average cost: $10,000
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2016: 0 buildings
- 2015: 1 building, cost: $108,000
- 2014: 0 buildings
- 2013: 0 buildings
- 2012: 0 buildings
- 2011: 0 buildings
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $40,000
- 2009: 4 buildings, average cost: $55,000
- 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $75,200
- 2007: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 2006: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $46,300
- 2004: 7 buildings, average cost: $51,100
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $50,000
- 2002: 5 buildings, average cost: $57,800
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $100,000
- 1999: 1 building, cost: $80,000
- 1998: 1 building, cost: $50,000
- 1997: 4 buildings, average cost: $48,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $726 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $427 (0.4%)
| Coal County: | 23.6% |
| Oklahoma: | 15.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 40.9 years old
(Males: 38.2 years old, Females: 44.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 47.6 years old, Black residents: 48.5 years old, American Indian residents: 35.6 years old, Asian residents: 47.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23.1 years old, Other race residents: 39.6 years old)
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Coal County is $366 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $451 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $586 a month.
Cities in this county include: East Coal, Coalgate, West Coal, Tupelo, Lehigh, Phillips, Centrahoma.
Neighboring counties: Alcorn County, Mississippi 
, DeSoto County, Mississippi , Columbus County, North Carolina , Limestone County, Alabama , Marshall County, Alabama , Quitman County, Mississippi .
| Here: | 4.5% |
| Oklahoma: | 3.2% |
Current college students: 172
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 72 (55.0% naturalized citizens)
| Coal County: | 1.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 302010 or later
- 142000 to 2009
- 71990 to 1999
- 91980 to 1989
- 81970 to 1979
- 22Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.0%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,121
- Two: 43
- 3 or 4: 93
- 5 to 9: 2
- 20 to 49: 3
- 50 or more: 14
- Mobile homes: 314
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Housing units in Coal County with a mortgage: 549 (5 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1
| Here: | 99.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.5% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Coal County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 3,230 | 18 |
| Mainline Protestant | 619 | 4 |
| Other | 1 | - |
| Catholic | - | - |
| None | 2,075 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 5
| Coal County: | 8.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.97 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 4
| Coal County: | 7.02 / 10,000 pop. |
| Oklahoma: | 4.35 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
| This county: | 5.27 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Coal County: | 11.7% |
| Oklahoma: | 10.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Coal County: | 30.5% |
| State: | 29.2% |
Agriculture in Coal County:
Average size of farms: 426 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $22,568
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $26.61
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.55%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27,735
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.85%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 0.67%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $32,643
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 94.81%
Average age of principal farm operators: 56 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.03
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.08%
All wheat for grain: 488 harvested acres
Vegetables: 22 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 2,620 acres
Earthquake activity:
Coal County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Oklahoma state average. It is 681% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 11/6/2011 at 03:53:10, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MW, Depth: 3.2 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 71.2 miles away from Coal County center
On 9/3/2016 at 12:02:44, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.5 mi) earthquake occurred 132.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/7/2016 at 01:44:24, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 101.9 miles away from the county center
On 11/8/2011 at 02:46:57, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 71.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/5/2011 at 07:12:45, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 1.9 mi) earthquake occurred 72.3 miles away from Coal County center
On 9/6/1997 at 23:38:00, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 LG, 4.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 9.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Oklahoma Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4530, Natural disaster type: Other
- Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: April 30, 2019 - May 1, 2019, FEMA Id: 4453, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, And Flooding, Incident Period: May 16, 2017 - May 20, 2017, FEMA Id: 4324, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Oklahoma Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 26, 2015 to January 05, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4256: February 10, 2016, FEMA Id: 4256, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 05, 2015 to June 22, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4222: May 26, 2015, FEMA Id: 4222, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Oklahoma Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: May 18, 2013 to June 02, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4117: May 20, 2013, FEMA Id: 4117, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 05, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3316: February 02, 2011, FEMA Id: 3316, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Oklahoma Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 28, 2010 to January 30, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3308: January 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 3308, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Oklahoma Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Incident Period: February 10, 2009 to February 11, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1820: February 15, 2009, FEMA Id: 1820, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado
- Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: April 09, 2008 to April 28, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1754: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1754, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Coal County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 12, Floods: 11, Tornadoes: 10, Winter Storms: 7, Winds: 3, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,065 (68.3%)
- Carpooled: 198 (12.7%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 24 (1.5%)
- Walked: 98 (6.3%)
- Worked at home: 184 (11.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (20%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Retail trade (7%)
- Manufacturing (7%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Public administration (13%)
- Accommodation and food services (9%)
- Retail trade (8%)
- Manufacturing (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (19%)
- Management occupations (17%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Transportation occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Material moving occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (25%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Healthcare support occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Mexico (56%)
- Guatemala (17%)
- Ukraine (10%)
- Vietnam (10%)
- Cambodia (3%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Ethiopia (1%)
- American (16%)
- German (8%)
- Irish (7%)
- English (7%)
- Italian (2%)
- Dutch West Indian (1%)
- French Canadian (1%)
62 people in nursing homes
13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
8.59% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($36,507 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.59% |
| Oklahoma average: | 8.28% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.86% relocated from other counties in Oklahoma ($27,076 average AGI)
1.73% relocated from other states ($9,431 average AGI)
Coal County: 1.73% Oklahoma average: 3.37%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Pontotoc County, OK |  1.79% ($28,000 average AGI) |
8.15% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,265 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 8.15% |
| Oklahoma average: | 7.66% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.71% relocated to other counties in Oklahoma ($33,096 average AGI)
1.44% relocated to other states ($8,169 average AGI)
Coal County: 1.44% Oklahoma average: 2.72%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Pontotoc County, OK | 1.86% ($43,290 average AGI) |
| to Atoka County, OK | 1.74% ($30,241) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 14.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 15.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 20.3
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 11.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,076 (844 aged, 232 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 198 (14%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Coal County, Oklahoma in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (282)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (97)
- Cardiovascular disease, unspecified (25)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 23%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 20%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 14,626
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 1,603
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 39,879
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,010
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,132
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 17
Household type by relationship:
Households: 5,352- Male householders: 998 (293 living alone), Female householders: 1,155 (412 living alone)
1,017 spouses (1,017 opposite-sex spouses), 133 unmarried partners, (133 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,419 children (1,177 natural, 32 adopted, 211 stepchildren), 205 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 73 parents, 0 foster children, 76 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 62
Size of family households: 673 2-persons, 278 3-persons, 189 4-persons, 92 5-persons, 60 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 706 1-person, 63 2-persons, 7 3-persons, 11 4-persons.
719 married couples with children.
346 single-parent households (83 men, 263 women).
95.6% of residents of Coal speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 15% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (42% speak English very well, 58% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $48,875,000 ($8,245 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,765,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $17,859,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $9,977,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $159,000
Federal grants: $16,312,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,407,000 ($3,125,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $1,161,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $36,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $134,000
Federal Government insurance: $632,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 390| Here: | 68 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 75 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 469
| Here: | 82 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 52 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +10
| Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -209
| Here: |  -36 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  -4 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.32 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 |
| State: | 4.5 |
- Year house built in Coal County, Oklahoma
- 132020 or later
- 1842010 to 2019
- 3112000 to 2009
- 2191990 to 1999
- 2861980 to 1989
- 6171970 to 1979
- 3091960 to 1969
- 2261950 to 1959
- 991940 to 1949
- 2861939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Coal County, Oklahoma
- 101 room
- 92 rooms
- 583 rooms
- 2244 rooms
- 3735 rooms
- 4156 rooms
- 1847 rooms
- 1188 rooms
- 1579+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coal County, Oklahoma
- 11 room
- 502 rooms
- 663 rooms
- 924 rooms
- 2205 rooms
- 1126 rooms
- 357 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 259+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Coal County, Oklahoma
- 12no bedroom
- 421 bedroom
- 2492 bedrooms
- 9513 bedrooms
- 2374 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Coal County, Oklahoma
- 1no bedroom
- 1151 bedroom
- 1532 bedrooms
- 2493 bedrooms
- 794 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Coal County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 73no vehicle
- 4691 vehicle
- 4922 vehicles
- 2683 vehicles
- 1464 vehicles
- 925+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Coal County in renter-occupied apartments
- 67no vehicle
- 2831 vehicle
- 1972 vehicles
- 353 vehicles
- 84 vehicles
- 145+ vehicles
87.3% of Coal County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 78% lived in Oklahoma.
| Coal County: | 87.3% |
| State average: | 85.5% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3,738
- Other state: 1,510
- Northeast: 78
- Midwest: 261
- South: 764
- West: 405
- 45.1%Electricity
- 29.6%Utility gas
- 21.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.1%Wood
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.2%No fuel used
- 43.8%Electricity
- 40.1%Utility gas
- 12.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.8%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Oklahoma: | 11.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16
| Here: | 5.0% |
| Oklahoma: | 11.7% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Oklahoma: | 19.3% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 246
- Number of aged recipients: 36
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 210
- Number of recipients under 18: 26
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 153
- Number of recipients older than 64: 67
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 110
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 93
| Most common first names in Coal County, OK among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 74 | 75.8 years |
| James | 70 | 75.3 years |
| William | 68 | 76.0 years |
| Mary | 59 | 79.5 years |
| Robert | 39 | 74.5 years |
| George | 29 | 80.5 years |
| Charles | 24 | 71.0 years |
| Roy | 22 | 69.5 years |
| Walter | 21 | 78.3 years |
| Willie | 19 | 77.9 years |
| Most common last names in Coal County, OK among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | 37 | 76.2 years |
| Jones | 28 | 76.4 years |
| Brown | 26 | 81.3 years |
| Miller | 25 | 71.5 years |
| Williams | 23 | 79.4 years |
| Wilson | 22 | 79.7 years |
| Ward | 18 | 78.6 years |
| Lee | 15 | 72.8 years |
| Burns | 14 | 65.4 years |
| Taylor | 14 | 75.6 years |
| Businesses in Coal County, OK | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT&T | 1 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | Subway | 1 | |
| MasterBrand Cabinets | 1 | U-Haul | 1 | |