Coats is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 2,317 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coats is the 300th largest community in North Carolina.Coats is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Coats is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coats who work in office and administrative support (16.41%), healthcare (13.32%), and teaching (5.75%). 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 34.31 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.The percentage of adults in Coats who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.13% of the adults in Coats have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Coats in 2022 was $23,826, which is low income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,304 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. Important ancestries of people in Coats include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Coats is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
