Coplay - Lehigh county

Population 3,387

Coplay, Pennsylvania

Coplay, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh county, is 4 miles N of Allentown, Pennsylvania and 52 miles N of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The town is included in the Allentown - Bethlehem - Easton metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 3,387 people lived in Coplay.

The People and Families of Coplay

In Coplay, about 54% of adults are married.

In Coplay, females are somewhat more common than males.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Coplay had a median family income of $46,278.

Political Inclinations

Across all races, the Democratic party attracted the most donations from Coplay.

Coplay Housing

An estimated 75% of living spaces in Coplay are occupied by their owners, not by renters.

Commuting

In Coplay, 93% of commuters drive to work. Public transportation is used by many people in the town.

Coplay Population (2000)

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	3,387	100%
Male	1,568	46.3%
Female	1,819	53.7%
Under 18	780	23%
18+	2,607	77%
65+	707	20.9%
Median Age	40.3
Average Family Size	2.9
White	3,280	96.8%
African-American	53	1.6%
Asian	11	0.3%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.1%
Other	18	0.5%
Mixed Race	22	0.6%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	77	2.3%
Median Family Income (1999)	$46,278
Population In Poverty	238	7%

Coplay Ancestry

Ancestry	Percent
German	35.4%
Austrian	12.4%
Pennsylvania German	10%
Italian	7.2%
US/American	6.6%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.4%
Slovak	4.9%
Hungarian	3.8%
Ukrainian	3.4%
Polish	2.5%
Irish	1.8%
English	1.4%
European	0.8%
Dutch	0.6%
Welsh	0.5%
Scottish	0.5%
French (except Basque)	0.4%
Armenian	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Eastern European	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Russian	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
Syrian	0.2%