Moscow vs Wilton

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

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

Wilton has the higher population (2,943 vs 494 in Moscow). Moscow has the higher median household income ($120,489 vs $71,898 in Wilton). Moscow has the higher median home value ($216,200 vs $162,000 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Moscow	Wilton
Population	494	2,943
Median age	39.4 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$120,489	$71,898
Median home value	$216,200	$162,000
Median gross rent	—	$829
Housing units	225	1,362
Homeownership rate	68.0%	72.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.0%	33.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moscow	Wilton
Population	235 → 494 (+110.2%)	2,843 → 2,943 (+3.5%)
Median household income	$43,617 → $120,489 (+176.2%)	$52,538 → $71,898 (+36.8%)
Median home value	$110,900 → $216,200 (+95.0%)	$121,000 → $162,000 (+33.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$687 → $829 (+20.7%)

Moscow

Population

235494

Median household income

$43,617$120,489

Median home value

$110,900$216,200

Wilton

Population

2,8432,943

Median household income

$52,538$71,898

Median home value

$121,000$162,000

Median gross rent

$687$829

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moscow	Wilton
Under 5	1.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	26.5%	13.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.7%
25 to 34	14.6%	11.1%
35 to 44	30.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	6.9%	12.4%
55 to 64	17.8%	17.0%
65 to 74	2.6%	12.0%
75 and over	0.0%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moscow	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moscow	Wilton
No high school diploma	3.7%	0.8%
High school graduate	50.4%	25.0%
Some college or associate's	43.9%	40.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.0%	29.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moscow	Wilton
Drove alone	89.5%	86.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	4.4%
Other means	5.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moscow	Wilton
1-unit, detached	92.9%	74.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.9%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Moscow	Wilton
Poverty rate	0.0%	7.0%
Average household size	2.20	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1949	1974