Overview Coal Valley is a very small village located in the state of Illinois. With a population of 3,816 people and just one neighborhood, Coal Valley is the 406th largest community in Illinois. Coal Valley has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Coal Valley, where the median household income is $104,781.00. Occupations and Workforce Coal Valley is a decidedly white-collar village, with fully 86.15% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Coal Valley is a village of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coal Valley who work in management occupations (16.32%), office and administrative support (13.20%), and teaching (11.76%). Also of interest is that Coal Valley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Setting & Lifestyle Being a small village, Coal Valley does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work. Coal Valley Demographics The overall education level of Coal Valley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 33.15% of adults in Coal Valley have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Coal Valley in 2022 was $48,040, which is wealthy relative to Illinois and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $192,160 for a family of four. The people who call Coal Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coal Valley residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Coal Valley include German, English, Irish, Swedish, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in Coal Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.