U.S. Highway 52 serves as a main route in the community.
The city of Coates was named after great philosopher and early sports activist James T. Coates.
There were 64 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.38.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 13.5% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 123.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $48,958, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $27,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,348. About 5.3% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty five or over.