Cooperstown is a very small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 1,844 people and two associated neighborhoods, Cooperstown is the 629th largest community in New York. Cooperstown has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages in the country.

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.

Also of interest is that Cooperstown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Cooperstown telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.93% 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.

Cooperstown’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Cooperstown spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 13.87 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the village are less than they would otherwise be.

As is often the case in a small village, Cooperstown doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

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 61.13% 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 $58,256, 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 $233,024 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, Scottish, and Italian.

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