One downside of living in Coats is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Coats, the average commute to work is 30.83 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Coats doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Coats rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.59% of adults 25 and older in Coats 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 Coats in 2022 was $20,633, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $82,532 for a family of four.
Coats is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Coats home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coats residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Coats also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.99% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coats include English, German, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Coats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
