With 4,640 people, Coopertown is a city in Tennessee. Households here earn about 70% more than in Tennessee as a whole. 90% of homes are owner-occupied. Since 2000 the city has risen by half, up 1,613 people. Few US cities rank higher on income. At a median age of 43.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $118,241, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 43.5
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 78%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Coopertown
What changed most since 2000
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.2% → 32.5%(+18.3 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Population3,027 → 4,640(+53%)US over the same years: +19%
Median age36.4 → 43.5(+7.1 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
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)24.4%(60)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.8%(66)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.9%(81)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.8%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 246 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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Over time
Coopertown, decade by decade
Coopertown population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
3,027
$102,235
$236,997
14.2%
11.8
2010
4,278
$103,071
$247,578
24.9%
14.8
2020
4,480
$95,448
$311,373
31.2%
31.3
2024
4,640
$118,241
$421,500
32.5%
43.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
