Coal Township is a somewhat small township located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 9,462 people and three associated neighborhoods, Coal Township is the 106th largest community in Pennsylvania. Coal Township has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic townships in the country.

Also of interest is that Coal Township has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The township is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Coal Township has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Coal Township a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

The rate of college-level education in Coal Township is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.13% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Coal Township in 2022 was $23,128, which is low income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $92,512 for a family of four. However, Coal Township contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Coal Township is a somewhat ethnically-diverse township. The people who call Coal Township home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coal Township residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coal Township include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Coal Township is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.