Moving to Coatesville, Pennsylvania

Population: 10,838. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,495 (+6.1% change)
Males: 5,061 (46.7%), Females: 5,777 (53.3%)

Chester County

Zip code: 19320

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $29,912
Median house value: $77,500

Population by Race

Races in Coatesville:

  • Black (49.2%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (37.3%)
  • Hispanic (10.7%)
  • Other race (4.6%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

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

Ancestries: German (6.6%), Irish (6.5%), Italian (5.8%), United States (4.8%), English (3.4%), Subsaharan African (3.1%).

Elevation: 320 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Coatesville

  • High school or higher: 70.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
  • Unemployed: 9.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Coatesville city

  • Never married: 40.4%
  • Now married: 36.8%
  • Separated: 5.2%
  • Widowed: 8.2%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

5.1% Foreign born (3.5% Latin America, 0.6% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -420 (-3.7%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Coatesville:

  • BRANDYWINE HOSPITAL (201 REESEVILLE ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Coatesville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Coatesville:

  • NEW CASTLE COUNTY (about 27 miles; WILMINGTON, DE; Abbreviation: ILG)
  • READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 28 miles; READING, PA; Abbreviation: RDG)
  • LANCASTER (about 34 miles; LANCASTER, PA; Abbreviation: LNS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Coatesville:

  • CHESTER COUNTY G O CARLSON (about 3 miles; COATESVILLE, PA; Abbreviation: 40N)
  • MORGANTOWN (about 12 miles; MORGANTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: O03)
  • NEW GARDEN (about 12 miles; TOUGHKENAMON, PA; Abbreviation: N57)

Amtrak station:
COATESVILLE (3RD AVE. & FLEETWOOD ST.). Services: public payphones, free short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Coatesville:

  • CENTER FOR ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY-BRANDYWINE CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 66; Location: 1635 E LINCOLN HWY; Public; Website: www.cciu.org/pnp/pnpmain.html)
  • BRANDYWINE SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time enrollment: 4; Location: 215 REECEVILLE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.lha.org/lhamembers/brandywine/schoolnursing.ht)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Coatesville:

  • WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 16 miles; WEST CHESTER, PA; Full-time enrollment: 10,419)
  • IMMACULATA COLLEGE (about 18 miles; IMMACULATA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,042)
  • DELAWARE TECHNICAL & COMM COLL-STANTON-WILMINGTON (about 26 miles; NEWARK, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,817)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE BERKS (about 27 miles; READING, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,003)
  • WILMINGTON COLLEGE (about 27 miles; NEW CASTLE, DE; Full-time enrollment: 3,087)
  • DELAWARE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 30 miles; MEDIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,248)
  • EASTERN COLLEGE (about 30 miles; ST DAVIDS, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,456)

Schools

Public high school in Coatesville:

  • COATESVILLE AREA SHS (Students: 1,036; Grades: 11 – 12)

Private high school in Coatesville:

  • LAN CHESTER CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS (Students: 176; Location: 200 AIRPORT ROAD; Grades: KG – 12)

Biggest public primary/middle schools in Coatesville:

  • COATESVILLE IHS (Students: 1,349; Grades: 09 – 10)
  • SCOTT MS (Students: 678; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • RAINBOW EL SCH (Students: 610; Grades: KG – 05)
  • NORTH BRANDYWINE MS (Students: 590; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • KINGS HIGHWAY EL SCH (Students: 482; Grades: KG – 05)
  • REECEVILLE EL SCH (Students: 462; Grades: KG – 05)
  • FRIENDSHIP EL SCH (Students: 413; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GORDON EL SCH (Students: 297; Grades: KG – 05)
  • EAST FALLOWFIELD EL SCH (Students: 294; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SOUTHEAST SECURE TREATMENT UNI (Students: 24; Grades: UG – UG)

Private primary/middle schools in Coatesville:

  • COATESVILLE AREA CATH ELEM SCH (Students: 561; Location: 605 EAST LINCOLN HWY; Grades: KG – 8)
  • VISIONQUEST (Students: 85; Location: 1822 STRASBURG RD #BLDG 1; Grades: UG – UG; Boys only)
  • MARANATHA CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 51; Location: 245 E LINCOLN HWY; Grades: KG – 6)

Libraries

Library in Coatesville:

  • COATESVILLE AREA PUB LIBRARY (Operating income: $300,994; Location: 501 E LINCOLN HIGHWAY; 42,682 books; 732 audio materials; 1,137 video materials; 73 serial subscriptions)