CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cooperstown

Pennsylvania · 518 residents · 0.55 sq mi

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With 518 people, Cooperstown is a city in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 90% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $40,600. The median age is 36.4, about 3 years above the US median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.3% of locals.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

518

+13%vs 2000

vs 460 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.4

−16%vs 2000

vs 43.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.55 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024374

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(26)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(32)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1410%(52)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910%(52)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(25)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.6%(55)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420.5%(106)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5414.1%(73)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(50)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.8%(30)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.7%(9)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(8)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,604

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $37,143 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,999

−33%vs 2000

vs $16,314 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,600

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$342

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $500 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

90.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.9% in 2000

9.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(453)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(6)

Asian0.2%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(516)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(4)

Asian0.4%(2)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.3%(1)

Central American0.3%(1)

Guatemalan0.3%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.3%(1)

Ancestry

German24.6%(92)

Irish20.6%(77)

English9.6%(36)

Polish7.5%(28)

Italian5.3%(20)

American3.2%(12)

Dutch2.1%(8)

French2.1%(8)

Scottish1.9%(7)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(5)

Swedish0.8%(3)

Austrian0.5%(2)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian0.5%(2)

Welsh0.5%(2)

Subsaharan African0.3%(1)

Swiss0.3%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Polish population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 15.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.5%(41)

Married60.4%(90)

Widowed8.7%(13)

Divorced3.4%(5)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(26)

Married63.5%(106)

Widowed14.4%(24)

Divorced6.6%(11)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 7.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.3%

−11.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.2%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 27.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.9%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.1%

−8.9 ptssince 2020

from 82.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)6.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.2%(1)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.2%(14)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II16.1%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 31 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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