Coatesville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 13,390 people and 11 associated neighborhoods, Coatesville is the 71st largest community in Pennsylvania. Coatesville has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.75% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

In terms of college education, Coatesville is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.77% of adults 25 and older in Coatesville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Coatesville in 2022 was $30,057, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $120,228 for a family of four. However, Coatesville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Coatesville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coatesville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coatesville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Coatesville also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 30.21% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Coatesville include Italian, Irish, German, English, and African.

The most common language spoken in Coatesville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.