Cooperstown is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,848 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cooperstown is the 629th largest community in New York. Much of the housing stock in Cooperstown was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.
Of important note, Cooperstown is also a village of artists. Cooperstown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cooperstown’s character.
A relatively large number of people in Cooperstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.96% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.
Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.11 minutes getting to work every day.
As is often the case in a small village, Cooperstown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
If knowledge is power, Cooperstown is a pretty powerful place. 62.32% of the adults in Cooperstown have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Cooperstown in 2022 was $56,348, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $225,392 for a family of four. However, Cooperstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cooperstown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cooperstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cooperstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cooperstown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.
In addition, Cooperstown has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.14%).
The most common language spoken in Cooperstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.