Genesee vs Moscow

A side-by-side comparison of Genesee and Moscow: population, income, housing, and more.

Genesee and Moscow are places in Idaho. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moscow has the higher population (25,868 vs 1,312 in Genesee). Genesee has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $56,497 in Moscow). Moscow has the higher median home value ($352,000 vs $298,800 in Genesee).

Population, income & housing

	Genesee	Moscow
Population	1,312	25,868
Median age	33.2 yrs	25.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$56,497
Median home value	$298,800	$352,000
Median gross rent	$1,142	$902
Housing units	520	10,607
Homeownership rate	87.1%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	54.3%
Unemployment rate	3.4%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Genesee	Moscow
Population	1,051 → 1,312 (+24.8%)	25,319 → 25,868 (+2.2%)
Median household income	$64,423 → $78,125 (+21.3%)	$41,896 → $56,497 (+34.9%)
Median home value	$177,300 → $298,800 (+68.5%)	$229,900 → $352,000 (+53.1%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $1,142 (+67.7%)	$731 → $902 (+23.4%)

Genesee

Population

1,0511,312

Median household income

$64,423$78,125

Median home value

$177,300$298,800

Median gross rent

$681$1,142

Moscow

Population

25,31925,868

Median household income

$41,896$56,497

Median home value

$229,900$352,000

Median gross rent

$731$902

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Genesee	Moscow
Under 5	10.2%	4.3%
5 to 17	18.5%	12.5%
18 to 24	5.6%	32.5%
25 to 34	17.1%	16.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	11.2%
45 to 54	12.4%	6.2%
55 to 64	9.8%	6.8%
65 to 74	7.6%	5.3%
75 and over	4.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Genesee	Moscow
White (non-Hispanic)	88.9%	83.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.7%
Asian	0.2%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	8.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Genesee	Moscow
No high school diploma	3.7%	2.5%
High school graduate	23.1%	16.4%
Some college or associate's	38.6%	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	22.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Genesee	Moscow
Drove alone	83.8%	59.6%
Carpooled	5.8%	10.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	3.7%	17.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	4.9%	9.9%
Other means	1.8%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Genesee	Moscow
1-unit, detached	77.1%	43.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.9%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	25.3%
20 or more units	2.1%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	14.2%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Genesee	Moscow
Poverty rate	10.2%	21.1%
Average household size	2.63	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	24	14
Median year structure built	1970	1980