Coplay is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 3,387 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Coplay is the 507th largest community in Pennsylvania. Coplay has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Unlike some boroughs, Coplay isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Coplay are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coplay is a borough of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coplay who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.56%), sales jobs (12.31%), and healthcare (5.65%).

Of important note, Coplay is also a borough of artists. Coplay has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Coplay's character.

Also of interest is that Coplay has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Coplay is a very car-oriented borough. 96.72% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Coplay is a small borough, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Coplay has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small borough, Coplay doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Coplay Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Coplay with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Coplay in 2000 was $18,580, which is middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,320 for a family of four.

The people who call Coplay home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Coplay is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coplay include German, Austrian, Pennsylvania German, Italian, Slovak, Hungarian, Ukrainian, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Coplay is English. Other important languages spoken here include German and Spanish.