Cooperstown is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,837 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cooperstown is the 629th largest community in New York. Cooperstown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

Of important note, Cooperstown is also a village of artists. Cooperstown has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Cooperstown’s character.

A relatively large number of people in Cooperstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.23% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

For a small village, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Cooperstown. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Cooperstown.

Residents of the village have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.05 minutes getting to work every day.

Cooperstown is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cooperstown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cooperstown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.05% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Cooperstown in 2022 was $56,794, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $227,176 for a family of four. However, Cooperstown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Cooperstown is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Cooperstown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cooperstown residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cooperstown include Irish, German, English, Italian, and Scottish.

Cooperstown also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.90%.

The most common language spoken in Cooperstown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.