City safety & data profile

CoatesvillePA

Coatesville, PA is a 13K-resident city in Chester County with a median household income of $59,256.

Chester County, Pennsylvania. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Coatesville, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Coatesville has a population larger than 19% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $194,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

13K
Population (place)
Bottom 20%
By size
$59,256
Median income (place)
$194,000
Median home (place)
18.1%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Coatesville

Coatesville posts a median household income higher than 21% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Coatesville area.

Bottom 22%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Coatesville

Where Coatesville income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$59,256 Bottom 21% higher than 21% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Coatesville $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in PA

Population among 88 PA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Philadelphia is the largest PA city on this list; Franklin Park leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in PA

Median household income among the same 88-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Franklin Park posts the highest place-level median income in PA; Philadelphia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Coatesville, PA beyond the headline numbers

Coatesville sits inside Chester County, Pennsylvania, at roughly 39.98°N, -75.82°W. Population 13,148, $59,256 median household income. Median home value $194,000, median rent $1,471. Poverty rate 18.1%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Coatesville, 0 with an ER.

18.1% of Coatesville, PA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Coatesville costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 8.8% of Coatesville workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 43.9% in Coatesville, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

3.3% of Coatesville workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Coatesville from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
13,148
Coatesville · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$59,256
-34% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$194,000
-53% vs avg
Median Age (place)
35.7
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Chester County): Coatesville's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
548K+9%
Median Income
$127,208+48%
Median Home Value
$485,600+49%
Poverty Rate
6%-13%
Unemployment
3.8%-43%

Economics

Economics indicators for Coatesville, PA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,471/mo
Poverty Rate
18.1% +46% vs avg
Unemployment 4.8%
Bachelor's Degree+ 19.8%
Work From Home 8.8%
Public Transit 3.3%

Population

White 31.6%
African American 32.7%
Asian 0.8%
Two or More Ethnicities 4.7%

Health Profile 2 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
43.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 49.8%

What alerts and safety updates affect Coatesville?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Coatesville right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet PA-COATESVILLE · Coatesville

Coatesville: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Coatesville; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Pennsylvania state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Coatesville, PA? ▼
Coatesville, PA has a population of 13,148 people, located in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
What is the median household income in Coatesville? ▼
The median household income in Coatesville, PA is $59,256 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 18.1%.
What is the median home value in Coatesville? ▼
The median home value in Coatesville, PA is $194,000. Median rent is $1,471/month.
What are the top health concerns in Coatesville? ▼
The top health indicators in Coatesville include Short Sleep Duration (43.9%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Coatesville? ▼
Coatesville has 1 hospital. 0 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Coatesville? ▼
The median age in Coatesville, PA is 35.7 years. 19.8% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Coatesville, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside PA (18.1% here).

Columbus, OH 18.1% New Britain, CT 18.1% Rome, NY 18.1% San Luis, AZ 18.1%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside PA ($59,256 here).

Winston-Salem, NC $59,268 Laguna Woods, CA $59,269 Lake Charles, LA $59,235 Bryan, TX $59,289

Compare Coatesville with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Landenberg, PA 12K West Chester, PA 20K Hockessin, DE 14K Pike Creek Valley, DE 11K Newark, DE 34K Pottstown, PA 23K Brookside, DE 14K Phoenixville, PA 17K
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Using Coatesville's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Coatesville area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Coatesville against Pennsylvania peers on any ranking lens. Explore Pennsylvania

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Chester County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.