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Population (year 2000): 2,582. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,570 (-0.5% change)
Males: 1,254 (48.6%), Females: 1,328 (51.4%)
Lehigh County
Zip code:
18036
Median resident age: 41.0 years
Median household income: $43,603 (year 2000)
Median house value: $135,500 (year 2000)
Races in Coopersburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.8%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Asian Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (40.9%), Irish (15.7%),
English (8.9%), Italian (8.5%), United States (4.3%), Slovak
(3.9%).
Elevation: 500 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Coopersburg
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 3.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Coopersburg borough
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 54.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 7.9%
5.6% Foreign born (2.4% Europe, 2.1% Asia, 1.1%
Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -153 (-5.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Coopersburg:
- ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL (about 6 miles;
QUAKERTOWN, PA)
- ST LUKES HOSPITAL OF BETHLEHEM (about 7 miles;
BETHLEHEM, PA)
- GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8
miles; ALLENTOWN, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Coopersburg:
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 11 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- READING REGIONAL/CARL A SPAATZ FIELD (about 40
miles; READING, PA; ID: RDG)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 45 miles; TRENTON, NJ; ID: TTN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Coopersburg:
- QUAKERTOWN (about 6 miles; QUAKERTOWN, PA; ID: UKT)
- ALLENTOWN QUEEN CITY MUNI (about 8 miles; ALLENTOWN,
PA; ID: 1N9)
- PENNRIDGE (about 12 miles; PERKASIE, PA; ID: N70)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Coopersburg:
- LEHIGH UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; BETHLEHEM, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 5,725)
- NORTHAMPTON COUNTY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 11
miles; BETHLEHEM, PA; FT enrollment: 3,128)
- MUHLENBERG COLLEGE (about 12 miles; Allentown, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,334)
- LAFAYETTE COLLEGE (about 17 miles; EASTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,218)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
BLUE BELL, PA; FT enrollment: 5,097)
- KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 27 miles;
KUTZTOWN, PA; FT enrollment: 7,101)
Public primary/middle schools in Coopersburg:
- LIBERTY BELL EL SCH (Students: 449; Grades:
KG - 05)
- LOWER MILFORD EL SCH (Students: 311; Grades:
KG - 05)
Library in Coopersburg:
- SOUTHERN LEHIGH PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $211,782; Location: 6339 BEVERLY HILLS RD;
36,068 books; 1,522 audio materials; 356 video
materials; 163 serial subscriptions)
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