Township · Ohio

Coal Township, Perry County, Ohio

Coal Township, Perry County, township, in Perry County, Ohio. Coal Township, Perry County had 936 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 0.3% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 939 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 896 (±239). GEOID 3912716350.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

936

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 939 · ACS 2020-2024: 896 ±239

Median household income

$55,893

±$17,940 (90% margin)
Ohio: $71,389

Median home value

$58,900

±$23,749 (90% margin)
Ohio: $214,800

Median gross rent

$508

±$351 (90% margin)
Ohio: $1,034

Where is Coal Township, Perry County and what county is it in?

Coal Township, Perry County is a township in Perry County, Ohio. It covers 13.7 square miles of land, 69 residents per square mile in 2020.

One place lies inside Coal Township (Perry County): New Straitsville (village, 652 in 2020).

Coal Township, Perry County is in the Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area, which takes in 10 counties (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

Coal Township, Perry County (marked with a dot) in Perry County, Ohio. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in Coal Township, Perry County, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 936 people lived in Coal Township, Perry County on July 1, 2025, down 0.3% since 2020, while Ohio grew 0.9%. The 2020 Census counted 939 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 896 (±239).

  • July 2020→2021 −2 (937)
  • 2021→2022 −4 (933)
  • 2022→2023 +0 (933)
  • 2023→2024 −1 (932)
  • 2024→2025 +4 (936)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
MeasureCoal Township, Perry CountyPerry CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Total population896±23935,53511,810,293no clear change
Households369±8813,4524,863,191no clear change
Average household size2.43±0.372.622.37no clear change
Housing units408±9115,0445,292,391no clear change

Coal Township, Perry County's population since 2000

From 1,106 in 2000 to 936 in 2025: down 15.4%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Coal Township, Perry County as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 1,106
  • 2005 (estimate) 1,069
  • 2010 Census 1,042
  • 2015 (estimate) 1,034
  • 2020 Census 939
  • 2025 (estimate) 936

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in Coal Township, Perry County?

The median resident of Coal Township, Perry County is 43.7 years old; 18.5% are under 18 and 13.2% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 96.9%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 2.8%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
MeasureCoal Township, Perry CountyPerry CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median age43.7±3.841.339.7no clear change
Under 18 years18.5%±7.5 pts23.4%22.0%–
65 years and over13.2%±5.1 pts18.3%18.3%–
Male47.3%±5.2 pts50.4%49.3%–
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2.8%±4.2 pts0.9%4.8%–
White alone, not Hispanic96.9%±4.2 pts95.7%75.8%no clear change
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.2%12.0%–
Asian alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.1%2.5%–
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.1%–
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.0%0.0%–
Two or more races, not Hispanic0.3%±0.5 pts3.0%4.3%–
Some other race alone, not Hispanic0.0%±4.1 pts0.1%0.4%–
Born outside the United States0.0%±4.1 pts0.5%5.2%–
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+)1.7%±2.0 pts2.9%8.0%–
Civilian veterans (age 18+)6.3%±3.2 pts8.5%6.6%–
With a disability24.2%±7.4 pts16.3%14.4%–
No health insurance coverage8.4%±5.5 pts8.1%6.4%–
High school graduate or higher (age 25+)90.0%±4.4 pts88.3%91.8%–
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)8.0%±6.4 pts16.2%31.5%–
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+)5.8%±4.4 pts5.0%12.2%–
Lived in the same house a year earlier95.6%±2.5 pts92.8%88.1%–
Moved from another state in the past year1.6%±1.8 pts0.2%1.6%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in Coal Township, Perry County earn?

Half of Coal Township, Perry County's 369 households earn less than $55,893 a year (±$17,940), against $67,460 in Perry County and $71,389 in Ohio. In 2015-2019 it was $44,021 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 15.0% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
MeasureCoal Township, Perry CountyPerry CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median household income$55,893±$17,940$67,460$71,389no clear change
Mean household income$71,024±$10,733$83,295$96,990–
Per capita income$29,852±$4,229$32,288$40,552no clear change
People below the poverty line15.0%±6.0 pts14.7%13.3%−17.0 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line8.4%±10.4 pts18.0%17.8%–
Households receiving SNAP30.1%±9.0 pts15.9%12.5%–
Households with a computer93.5%±4.2 pts92.3%94.4%–
Households with a broadband subscription87.0%±6.8 pts86.5%90.1%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in Coal Township, Perry County?

Owners occupy 71.5% of Coal Township, Perry County's occupied homes and renters 28.5%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $58,900 by its owner (±$23,749).

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
MeasureCoal Township, Perry CountyPerry CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied)$58,900±$23,749$191,100$214,800no clear change
Median gross rent$508±$351$777$1,034–
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent34.7%±20.7 pts36.3%37.3%−37.0 pts
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage$1,179±$207$1,401$1,517–
Owner-occupied homes71.5%±8.7 pts76.4%67.2%no clear change
Renter-occupied homes28.5%±8.7 pts23.6%32.8%–
Housing units408±9115,0445,292,391no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate0.0%±13.2 pts0.4%0.8%–
Rental vacancy rate0.0%±29.2 pts2.1%4.4%–
Single-family detached homes63.2%±10.3 pts76.3%68.8%–
Mobile homes19.6%±8.2 pts16.3%3.4%–
Built 2020 or later0.0%±8.8 pts1.2%1.1%–
Built 2010 to 20194.4%±3.9 pts4.8%5.6%–
Built 1939 or earlier38.7%±9.5 pts24.3%19.0%–
Households with no vehicle12.2%±6.7 pts7.2%7.5%–

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How do people in Coal Township, Perry County work and get to work?

84.1% of Coal Township, Perry County's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 39.5 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
MeasureCoal Township, Perry CountyPerry CountyOhioChange since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+)55.4%±9.2 pts57.1%63.1%–
Unemployment rate2.1%±2.5 pts3.7%4.8%–
Drove alone to work84.1%±10.8 pts85.3%75.1%–
Carpooled11.3%±9.3 pts7.1%7.5%–
Public transportation0.0%±8.6 pts0.3%1.0%–
Walked1.0%±1.3 pts1.5%2.0%–
Worked from home3.6%±3.7 pts5.1%13.0%–
Mean travel time to work39.5 min±11.333.2 min23.4 minno clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in Coal Township, Perry County?

No census tract lies mostly in Coal Township, Perry County; 2 tracts reach into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in Coal Township, Perry County, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in Coal Township, Perry County
Tract 9663.02Perry County2,456 $65,769 $100,50030%
Tract 9663.01Perry County3,302 $76,086 $216,3001%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Coal Township, Perry County) · Census block assignment files

How does Coal Township, Perry County compare with other places in Ohio?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Coal Township, Perry County is the 7,908th-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 1,088th-most populous of 1,311 in Ohio.

Coal Township, Perry County is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

Coal Township, Perry County's rank in Ohio (1 = highest): by population among the state's towns and townships with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate1,088th1,311

Coal Township, Perry County's figures with every place in Ohio (CSV)

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Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for Coal Township, Perry County?

23 of the 57 figures for Coal Township, Perry County on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Coal Township, Perry County are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.