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Cooperstown, NY
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Cooperstown profile


Living in Cooperstown



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. Cooperstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Housing costs in Cooperstown are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in New York.

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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.96% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

Cooperstown is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cooperstown. 62.32% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cooperstown in 2018 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.

Cooperstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 15.14%.

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