Coolidge is a medium-sized city located in the state of Arizona. With a population of 18,293 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coolidge is the 46th largest community in Arizona. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Coolidge, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Coolidge, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Coolidge’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Coolidge does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $57,161.00.
Coolidge is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Coolidge, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.01% 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.
It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Coolidge has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Coolidge has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Coolidge than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Coolidge may be for you.
Coolidge is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Coolidge rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.21% of adults 25 and older in Coolidge 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 Coolidge in 2022 was $28,642, which is middle income relative to Arizona, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $114,568 for a family of four. However, Coolidge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Coolidge is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coolidge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Coolidge, accounting for 54.07% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Coolidge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coolidge include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Coolidge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.