Coopersville is a very small city located in the state of Michigan. With a population of 4,846 people and two associated neighborhoods, Coopersville is the 197th largest community in Michigan.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Coopersville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.35% of the Coopersville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Coopersville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coopersville who work in office and administrative support (9.95%), sales jobs (9.50%), and management occupations (9.37%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.07% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Being a small city, Coopersville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Coopersville citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.93% of adults 25 and older in Coopersville have a college degree. The per capita income in Coopersville in 2022 was $25,979, which is lower middle income relative to Michigan and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $103,916 for a family of four. However, Coopersville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coopersville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Coopersville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coopersville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coopersville include German, Dutch, English, Polish, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Coopersville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.
