| Official Name: | Town of Coaling [1] |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Name1: | Alabama |
| Subdivision Name2: | Tuscaloosa |
| Government Type: | Mayor/City Council From |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gary William Averett |
| Established Date: | 2014 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 5.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 5.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Elevation Ft: | 407 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2035 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 405.94 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Coordinates: | 33.1692°N -87.3458°W |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 35449, 35453 |
| Area Code: | 205, 659 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 01-16000 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0116314 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.16 |
| Area Land Km2: | 12.98 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
| Population Density Km2: | 156.74 |
Coaling is a town[3] in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. It incorporated in September 1997.[4] At the 2020 census, the population was 2,035. It is part of the Tuscaloosa, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
On April 27, 2011, parts of Coaling were devastated by an EF-3 tornado at approximately 5:15 a.m. Three homes were completely destroyed, at least ten others were severely damaged, and twice as many more sustained light damage. Though there were no fatalities, some residents were hospitalized for injuries.
Coaling is located at 33.1694°N -87.3458°W (33.169442, -87.345859).[5]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 3.7sqmi, of which 3.7sqmi is land and 0.1sqmi (1.61%) is water.
The city employs three police officers.
Coaling first appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census as the village of Coaling Station. It did not appear again as a separate community on the census until 2000 after its incorporation in 1997.
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 1,657 people, 429 households, and 335 families residing in the city. The population density was 303.6sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 458 housing units at an average density of 124.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 86.42% White, 11.40% Black or African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.50% from other races, and 0.81% from two or more races. 1.68% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Out of the 429 households, 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.97.
In the city the population was spread out, with 71.57% under the age of 18, 4.58% from 20 - 24, 15.63% from 25 - 34, 22.57% from 35 - 49, 19.25% from 50 - 64 and 6.94% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 males there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,662, and the median income for a family was $55,125. Males had a median income of $31,371 versus $21,394 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,664. None of the families and 1.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 15.9% of those over 64.