Cooperstown, NY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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78%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cooperstown	New York	National
Income per capita	$79,846	$51,391	$44,883
Median household income	$98,256	$89,985	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$120,781	$125,982	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$69,304	$58,659	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,402	$59,465	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,588	$44,739	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.0%	15.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cooperstown is 78% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cooperstown is 21% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cooperstown is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cooperstown is 80% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,497 $98,256 $196,512

City

$59,984 $89,985 $179,970

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Cooperstown median earnings by income bracket

Cooperstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.0%	8.0%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	16.6%	16.6%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.2%	1.2%
Education, health & social services	36.3%	36.3%
Other	30.0%	30.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hartwick, NY	559	$125,514	54.3%
Worcester, NY	819	$79,634	2.1%
West Winfield, NY	717	$77,643	4.5%
Cherry Valley, NY	599	$77,610	4.6%
Schenevus, NY	569	$62,662	23.0%
Cooperstown, NY	1,925	$98,256	20.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, CA	1,925	$165,691	103.7%
Flora, IN	1,925	$69,295	14.8%
Falmouth, ME	1,925	$146,340	79.9%
Bourbon, MO	1,925	$67,412	17.1%
Olton, TX	1,925	$70,567	13.2%
Cooperstown, NY	1,925	$98,256	20.8%

Source: The Cooperstown, NY employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.