Moscow vs Nichols

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

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

Moscow has the higher population (494 vs 393 in Nichols). Moscow has the higher median household income ($120,489 vs $87,500 in Nichols). Moscow has the higher median home value ($216,200 vs $119,800 in Nichols).

Population, income & housing

	Moscow	Nichols
Population	494	393
Median age	39.4 yrs	33.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,489	$87,500
Median home value	$216,200	$119,800
Median gross rent	—	$638
Housing units	225	201
Homeownership rate	68.0%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moscow	Nichols
Population	235 → 494 (+110.2%)	374 → 393 (+5.1%)
Median household income	$43,617 → $120,489 (+176.2%)	$61,875 → $87,500 (+41.4%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $216,200 (+95.0%)	$96,300 → $119,800 (+24.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$850 → $638 (-24.9%)

Moscow

Population

235494

Median household income

$43,617$120,489

Median home value

$110,900$216,200

Nichols

Population

374393

Median household income

$61,875$87,500

Median home value

$96,300$119,800

Median gross rent

$850$638

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moscow	Nichols
Under 5	1.6%	6.9%
5 to 17	26.5%	18.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	20.4%
35 to 44	30.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	6.9%	6.9%
55 to 64	17.8%	11.2%
65 to 74	2.6%	12.2%
75 and over	0.0%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moscow	Nichols
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	27.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moscow	Nichols
No high school diploma	3.7%	9.5%
High school graduate	50.4%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moscow	Nichols
Drove alone	89.5%	82.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	6.3%
Other means	5.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moscow	Nichols
1-unit, detached	92.9%	85.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Moscow	Nichols
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.6%
Average household size	2.20	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	28
Median year structure built	1949	1938