Cooperstown

Population: 2,113
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $376,200

Located in Otsego County, New York, Cooperstown is a community with a population of 2,113. At $70,179, its median household income sits above Otsego County's $67,086.

From 2019 to 2023, Cooperstown's population grew 9.7% from 1,926 to 2,113, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $291,700 to $376,200.

54.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,113
Median age: 41.5 yrs
Median household income: $70,179
Median home value: $376,200
Median gross rent: $1,149
Housing units: 1,137
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 61.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9262,113

Median household income

$57,180$70,179

Median home value

$291,700$376,200

Median gross rent

$964$1,149

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,926	$57,180	$291,700	$964
2020	1,869	$65,192	$347,000	$1,081
2021	2,035	$67,917	$355,400	$1,153
2022	2,034	$80,139	$400,000	$1,131
2023	2,113	$70,179	$376,200	$1,149

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 178.8%

18 to 2417.3%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 447.2%

45 to 547.9%

55 to 6413.9%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	2.3%
5 to 17	186	8.8%
18 to 24	366	17.3%
25 to 34	338	16.0%
35 to 44	152	7.2%
45 to 54	166	7.9%
55 to 64	293	13.9%
65 to 74	330	15.6%
75 and over	233	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,725	81.6%
Black or African American	40	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	146	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	35	1.7%
Two or more races	72	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate13.7%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree26.2%

Graduate or professional degree34.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	35	2.3%
High school graduate	207	13.7%
Some college or associate's	347	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	396	26.2%
Graduate or professional degree	527	34.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone39.0%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked40.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	416	39.0%
Carpooled	69	6.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	434	40.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	141	13.2%
Other means	6	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	633	68.4%
15 to 29 min	221	23.9%
30 to 44 min	37	4.0%
45 to 59 min	22	2.4%
60+ min	12	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 9.4% (190 of 2,032)

	Count	Share
Family households	439	47.8%
Nonfamily households	479	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	918	80.7%
Vacant	219	19.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	497	54.1%
Renter-occupied	421	45.9%

1-unit, detached54.0%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units28.3%

5 to 19 units10.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	614	54.0%
1-unit, attached	61	5.4%
2 to 4 units	322	28.3%
5 to 19 units	124	10.9%
20 or more units	16	1.4%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3618047
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.63 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 42.6989, -74.9307