Cooper City is a medium-sized city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 34,106 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Cooper City is the 100th largest community in Florida.
Cooper City home prices are not only among the most expensive in Florida, but Cooper City real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Also of interest is that Cooper City has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.63% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.
Cooper City is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Cooper City’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Cooper City is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cooper City, the average commute to work is 30.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
The education level of Cooper City ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Cooper City, 49.49% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Cooper City in 2018 was $49,626, which is upper middle income relative to Florida, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $198,504 for a family of four. However, Cooper City contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Cooper City is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Cooper City home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cooper City residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Cooper City also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 31.32% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cooper City include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Jamaican.
Cooper City also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 25.79%.
The most common language spoken in Cooper City is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.