Coplay

Population: 3,423
Median household income: $67,768
Median home value: $199,000

Coplay, a community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, has 3,423 residents. Its median household income of $67,768 runs below the Lehigh County figure of $77,493.

Between 2019 and 2023, Coplay's population grew 6.9% from 3,201 to 3,423, while its median home value rose 20.5% from $165,200 to $199,000.

37.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1955.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,423
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $67,768
Median home value: $199,000
Median gross rent: $1,163
Housing units: 1,506
Homeownership rate: 69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2013,423

Median household income

$54,625$67,768

Median home value

$165,200$199,000

Median gross rent

$918$1,163

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,201	$54,625	$165,200	$918
2020	3,204	$50,319	$160,500	$950
2021	3,336	$54,891	$169,600	$1,073
2022	3,390	$62,153	$193,500	$1,192
2023	3,423	$67,768	$199,000	$1,163

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

Age distribution

Under 55.3%

5 to 1716.1%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6417.6%

65 to 7411.2%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	183	5.3%
5 to 17	550	16.1%
18 to 24	281	8.2%
25 to 34	374	10.9%
35 to 44	410	12.0%
45 to 54	297	8.7%
55 to 64	604	17.6%
65 to 74	384	11.2%
75 and over	340	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,609	76.2%
Black or African American	43	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	83	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	688	20.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree16.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	177	7.3%
High school graduate	1,028	42.7%
Some college or associate's	691	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	394	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	119	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,597	90.0%
Carpooled	109	6.1%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	9	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	58	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	400	23.3%
15 to 29 min	836	48.7%
30 to 44 min	390	22.7%
45 to 59 min	37	2.2%
60+ min	53	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 11.4% (388 of 3,405)

	Count	Share
Family households	792	53.5%
Nonfamily households	687	46.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,479	98.2%
Vacant	27	1.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,026	69.4%
Renter-occupied	453	30.6%

1-unit, detached37.7%

1-unit, attached40.6%

2 to 4 units16.8%

5 to 19 units1.6%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	568	37.7%
1-unit, attached	611	40.6%
2 to 4 units	253	16.8%
5 to 19 units	24	1.6%
20 or more units	50	3.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4216128
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.61 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 40.6707, -75.4955