Coopersburg, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

2,495

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

42.8

1.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

5.81%

1.74% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$84,357

21.3% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$317,000

Population & Diversity

Coopersburg, PA is home to a population of 2.5k people, from which 98% are citizens.

As of 2024, 3.85% of Coopersburg, PA residents were born outside of the country (96 people).

In 2024, there were 36.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.21k people) in Coopersburg, PA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 60 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 46 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

99%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Coopersburg, PA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Coopersburg, PA was 99%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Coopersburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Coopersburg, PA

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.21k ± 109
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
60 ± 40
Other (Hispanic)
46 ± 50

6.57%

Hispanic Population

164 people

6.57% of the people in Coopersburg, PA are hispanic (164 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Coopersburg, PA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Pennsylvania.

Most Common Origin

Dominican Republic
103,235 ± 7,857 people
India
102,082 ± 7,813 people
China
73,024 ± 6,616 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Pennsylvania was Dominican Republic, the natal country of 103,235 Pennsylvania residents, followed by India with 102,082 and China with 73,024.

Foreign-Born Population

3.85%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

96 people

3.9%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

93 people

As of 2024, 3.85% of Coopersburg, PA residents (96 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Coopersburg, PA was 3.9%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Coopersburg, PA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
52 ± 30
Gulf War (1990s)
32 ± 30
Korea
24 ± 19

Coopersburg, PA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.63 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Coopersburg, PA.

Economy

The economy of Coopersburg, PA employs 1.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Coopersburg, PA were Retail Trade (307 people), Manufacturing (277 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (148 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($77,361), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($68,906), and Finance & Insurance ($67,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.41k

2024 Value

± 194

5.24%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coopersburg, PA grew at a rate of 5.24%, from 1.34k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Coopersburg, PA, are Sales & Related Occupations (194 people), Management Occupations (176 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Coopersburg, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Pennsylvania.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.41k

2024 Value

± 194

5.24%

1 Year growth

± 18.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Coopersburg, PA grew at a rate of 5.24%, from 1.34k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Coopersburg, PA, are Retail Trade (307 people), Manufacturing (277 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (148 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Coopersburg, PA, though some of these residents may live in Coopersburg, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,498

Median earning men ± $1,429

$41,778

Median earning women ± $6,485

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,792), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($83,125), and Construction ($77,361).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,875), Manufacturing ($51,833), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($51,364).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Coopersburg, PA was $317,000 in 2024, which is 0.953 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $282,700 to $317,000, a 12.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Coopersburg, PA is 69.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Coopersburg, PA have an average commute time of 25.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Coopersburg, PA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$317,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$24,815

$760

Median Property Taxes

±$124

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Coopersburg, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Coopersburg, PA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.3%

Homeownership

2024

58.3%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.3% of the housing units in Coopersburg, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Coopersburg, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$84,357

Median Household Income

± $24,711

1.1k

Number of Households

± 171

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.1k households in Coopersburg, PA grew to $84,357 from the previous year's value of $69,531.

The following chart displays the households in Coopersburg, PA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Coopersburg, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Pennsylvania across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (79.5%)
Worked At Home (11.9%)
Carpooled (6.2%)

In 2024, 79.5% of workers in Coopersburg, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.9%) and those who carpooled to work (6.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Coopersburg, PA have a shorter commute time (25.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.94% of the workforce in Coopersburg, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Coopersburg, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Coopersburg, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Coopersburg, PA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.81% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Coopersburg, PA (145 out of 2.5k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Coopersburg, PA is White, followed by Other and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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