Coopersburg is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 2,494 people and four associated neighborhoods, Coopersburg is the 583rd largest community in Pennsylvania.Unlike some boroughs, Coopersburg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Coopersburg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Coopersburg is a borough of professionals, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Coopersburg who work in office and administrative support (13.99%), sales jobs (10.41%), and management occupations (8.62%). Of important note, Coopersburg is also a borough of artists. Coopersburg has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Coopersburg’s character. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.98% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 borough, Coopersburg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, Coopersburg is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.39% of adults 25 and older in the borough have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Coopersburg in 2022 was $38,790, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,160 for a family of four. However, Coopersburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Coopersburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Coopersburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Coopersburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Coopersburg include German, Irish, English, Italian, and Welsh. The most common language spoken in Coopersburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Hungarian and German/Yiddish.
