CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Coraopolis

Pennsylvania · 6,747 residents · 1.33 sq mi

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Coraopolis is a city of 6,747 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 39.6, about 7 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $42,500. Households here earn about 25% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. 57% of homes are owner-occupied. About 14% of adults have finished a four-year degree.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 17%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,747

+10%vs 2000

vs 6,131 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 40.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(371)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.2%(351)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145%(340)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.3%(357)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(438)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.6%(1,123)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(944)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.3%(626)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.7%(721)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.7%(789)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848%(537)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(150)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,865

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,321 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,126

−31%vs 2000

vs $17,595 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.2%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,500

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $414 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.7%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.6% in 2000

43.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84.5%(5,178)

Black12.4%(760)

Hispanic / Latino1%(60)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.3%(5,892)

Black12.3%(831)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(18)

Asian0.3%(21)

Other0%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.9%(158)

South American0.7%(38)

Venezuelan0.7%(38)

Dominican0.7%(37)

Puerto Rican0.5%(29)

Asian origin

Korean0.3%(17)

Vietnamese0.2%(9)

Ancestry

German24.9%(1,347)

Italian17.9%(970)

Irish13.5%(730)

Polish6.9%(373)

English4.9%(264)

American2.8%(150)

French2.2%(119)

Slovak2.1%(112)

Dutch1.5%(82)

Ukrainian1.4%(76)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(75)

Welsh1.4%(75)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish1.3%(71)

Greek1.1%(57)

Croatian0.9%(50)

Czech0.8%(43)

Lithuanian0.7%(38)

Hungarian0.5%(26)

Brazilian0.4%(24)

Subsaharan African0.4%(23)

Russian0.4%(20)

Austrian0.3%(15)

Swedish0.3%(14)

Norwegian0.2%(13)

Serbian0.2%(11)

Canadian0.2%(10)

French Canadian0.2%(10)

Danish0.1%(7)

Romanian0.1%(4)

British0.1%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.7%

−8.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.6 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 14.6 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 married48.8%(1,310)

Married39.5%(1,059)

Widowed2.4%(64)

Divorced9.3%(250)

Women 15+

Never married26.6%(564)

Married48.4%(1,026)

Widowed11.3%(240)

Divorced13.6%(289)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−6.4 ptssince 2013

from 10.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.4%

+4.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.8%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 67.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% 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)18.1%(66)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.7%(57)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.2%(161)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 364 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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