Copperopolis is a very small town located in the state of California. With a population of 3,400 people and two associated neighborhoods, Copperopolis is the 587th largest community in California. Copperopolis has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Copperopolis, where the median household income is $96,250.00.Copperopolis is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 87.23% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Copperopolis is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Copperopolis who work in sales jobs (14.35%), management occupations (13.76%), and office and administrative support (13.03%). A relatively large number of people in Copperopolis telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.99% 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. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Copperopolis has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Copperopolis has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Copperopolis than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Copperopolis may be for you. In Copperopolis, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.07 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The education level of Copperopolis citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.66% of adults 25 and older in Copperopolis have a college degree. The per capita income in Copperopolis in 2022 was $42,347, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $169,388 for a family of four. However, Copperopolis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Copperopolis is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Copperopolis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Copperopolis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Copperopolis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 24.51% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Copperopolis include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Copperopolis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
