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38.49° N · 82.64° W · GEOID 3916378

Coal Grove

Lawrence County, Ohio · part of the Huntington, WV metro

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Coal Grove is home to 2,022 people. Median household income is $61,250 a year and median rent is $939 a month, 18.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $94,500, about 1.5x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$939
31% below the median place
Median household income
$61,250
24% below the median place
Median home value
$94,500
70% below the median place
Unemployment
2.7%
45% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Coal Grove

  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places.
  • The median home is worth 1.5 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 7% a year while rent rose 0.1%, so pay gained on rent more than in 93% of places its size.
  • The population has fallen 4.3% since 2020, a steeper drop than in 92% of places its size.
  • 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a smaller share than in 92% of places its size.
01

Moving to Coal Grove

Lawrence County loses about 0.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,838
Moved out1,841
Net−3

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Cabell County, WV411390+21
Boyd County, KY220243−23
Scioto County, OH149154−5
Greenup County, KY112120−8
Wayne County, WV114115−1
Gallia County, OH6566−1
Franklin County, OH4655−9

Within Ohio, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within OhioOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$45K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Lawrence County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Lawrence County report $52,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $44,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$37,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $939 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,048 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $94,500.
Getting to work
20 minutes each way on average; 5.2% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Streator, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$44,687
36% below the median place
Income of households moving in8
$52,141
26% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.8%
34% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.8%34% below
Moved from another state1County figure2.4%21% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-0.183% above
Income of households moving in8County figure$52,14126% below
Income of households moving out8County figure$44,68736% below
02

What it costs to live here

Home price to income is 1.5x, 59% below the median place.

Coal Grove18.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$37,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.4%
10% below the median place
Home price to income
1.5x
59% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$51,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Coal Grove, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Alexandria, IN14.9% vs 18.4%$4,300Compare

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Median home value1
$94,500
70% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,048
44% below the median place
Median year built1
1953
1% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$93931% below
Rent to income118.4%10% below
Property tax rate11.1%24% above
Home price to income11.5x59% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure88.412% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,00638% below
HUD area median income4County figure$83,30022% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,06967% below
Median home value1$94,50070% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure-0.4%below (median 3.2%)
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure35.6%31% below
Homeownership164.1%3% below
Renters paying 30%+158.1%15% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,04844% below
Vacant homes117.6%149% above
Median year built119531% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$26,843
33% below the median place
Mean commute1
20 min
20% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$61,25024% below
Income per person1$26,84333% below
Unemployment1County figure2.7%45% below
Average annual pay6County figure$49,84424% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.9%32% above
Jobs6County figure13,98491% below
Poverty rate115.1%40% above
Mean commute120 min20% below
Works from home1County figure5.2%58% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
Bachelor's or higher1
12.4%
61% below the median place
Population change since 20207
-4.3%
below the median place (median 1.1%)

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher84.9% −8%
Homes with broadband95.6% +4%
No health insurance4.9% −23%
Household size2.7 +8%
Median age37.5 −4%
All 9 people measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,0226646th largest
Population change since 20207-4.3%below (median 1.1%)
Median age137.54% below
Bachelor's or higher112.4%61% below
High school or higher184.9%8% below
Household size12.78% above
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance14.9%23% below
Homes with broadband195.6%4% above
05

Life in Coal Grove

21 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.8 +94%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k9.9 4.7×
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9.9 −11%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars11.4 −45%
Shops25.3 −17%
Arts, recreation and fitness0.9 −78%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.0 −36%
Child care centers1.2 −48%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students12
534
89% below the median place
Public schools12
2
78% below the median place
Students per teacher12
16.7
8% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12278% below
Public school students1253489% below
Students per teacher1216.78% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure11.445% below
Shops per 10k9County figure25.317% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure0.978% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure13.036% below
Child care centers per 10k9County figure1.248% below
Parks per 10k1019.894% above
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k109.9367% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k109.911% below
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings11County figure2162% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Natural hazard risk is 71.0, 23% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Coal Grove. Larger places are fetched first.

Natural hazard risk14
71.0
23% below the median place
Tornado risk14
48.3
41% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
48.4
32% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureCoal GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure86°F1% below
January average low13County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature13County figure55°F0% below
Annual precipitation13County figure44.4 in1% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure71.023% below
Hurricane risk14County figure48.432% below
Tornado risk14County figure48.341% below
Wildfire risk14County figure53.213% below
Heat wave risk14County figure90.00% below
Median air quality index15County figure422% below
Good air days15County figure71.0%4% above
08

Coal Grove in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 18% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$939/mo (2024)$1,180/mo$970 to $1,430/mo+3.8%
Median household income$61,250 (2024)$78,500$66,500 to $93,000+4.2%
Median home value$94,500 (2024)$128,000$93,000 to $176,000+5.1%
Population1,808 (2025)1,7801,710 to 1,860−0.3%

The median home would be worth 1.6 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Coal Grove

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Streator, IL$852$57,609Compare
Sylvester, GA$896$58,417Compare
Flatwoods, KY$940$59,972Compare
Tallassee, AL$964$66,752Compare
Tallassee, ALFlatwoods, KYSylvester, GAStreator, ILCoal Grove, OHCoal GroveStreatorSylvesterFlatwoodsTallasseeCoal GroveStreatorSylvesterFlatwoodsTallassee

Common questions

Is Coal Grove a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of the 1,842 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 207 Ohio places. The median home is worth 1.5 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 290 Ohio places. On cost, space and class size it scores 67 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Coal Grove expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $94,500.

What salary do you need to live in Coal Grove?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $37,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Coal Grove?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Streator, IL, Sylvester, GA, Flatwoods, KY and Tallassee, AL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Coal Grove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Coal Grove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/coal-grove-ohio

Citytistics. “Coal Grove, Ohio.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/coal-grove-ohio/

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