It is a fairly quiet township 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!) Coal Township 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. Coal Township has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Coal Township than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Coal Township may be for you.
The percentage of people in Coal Township with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 11.13% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or 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.
