Coats, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 1,845. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,028 (+9.9% change)
Males: 900 (48.8%), Females: 945 (51.2%)

Harnett County

Zip code: 27521

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.0 years
Median household income: $26,023
Median house value: $82,200

Population by Race

Races in Coats:

  • White Non-Hispanic (74.5%)
  • Black (12.6%)
  • Hispanic (11.9%)
  • Other race (5.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (16.9%), English (8.6%), Scotch-Irish (5.0%), Irish (4.8%), Italian (3.7%), German (3.2%).

Elevation: 314 feet

Land area: 1.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Coats

  • High school or higher: 73.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
  • Unemployed: 1.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coats town

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 54.9%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 8.5%
  • Divorced: 8.1%

4.6% Foreign born (3.7% Latin America, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: +194 (+11.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Coats:

  • GOOD HOPE HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; ERWIN, NC)
  • BETSY JOHNSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; DUNN, NC)
  • DOROTHEA DIX HOSP (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coats:

  • POPE AFB (about 29 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: POB)
  • FAYETTEVILLE REGIONAL/GRANNIS FIELD (about 33 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: FAY)
  • RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (about 33 miles; RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC; Abbreviation: RDU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coats:

  • HARNETT COUNTY (about 6 miles; ERWIN, NC; Abbreviation: HRJ)
  • TRIPLE W (about 15 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Abbreviation: 5W5)
  • JOHNSTON COUNTY (about 22 miles; SMITHFIELD, NC; Abbreviation: JNX)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coats:

  • CAMPBELL UNIVERSITY INC (about 5 miles; BUIES CREEK, NC; Full-time enrollment: 5,286)
  • WAKE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 22 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,754)
  • SHAW UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,299)
  • NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY AT RALEIGH (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 23,918)
  • MEREDITH COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RALEIGH, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,173)
  • FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 28 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 3,506)
  • FAYETTEVILLE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 4,815)

Public primary/middle school in Coats:

  • COATS ELEMENTARY (Students: 653; Location: 585 BRICK MILL ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)