Moshannon vs Sandy Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Moshannon and Sandy Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

Moshannon and Sandy Ridge are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Moshannon has the higher population (291 vs 262 in Sandy Ridge). Moshannon has the higher median home value ($128,500 vs $112,100 in Sandy Ridge). Since 2019, Moshannon's population has grown faster (-11.0% vs -22.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
Population	291	262
Median age	46.6 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$50,795	—
Median home value	$128,500	$112,100
Housing units	139	122
Homeownership rate	89.1%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.2%	24.0%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
Population	327 → 291 (-11.0%)	337 → 262 (-22.3%)
Median household income	$56,250 → $50,795 (-9.7%)	—
Median home value	$111,900 → $128,500 (+14.8%)	$89,600 → $112,100 (+25.1%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $772 (-0.4%)	—

Moshannon

Population

327291

Median household income

$56,250$50,795

Median home value

$111,900$128,500

Median gross rent

$775$772

Sandy Ridge

Population

337262

Median home value

$89,600$112,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
Under 5	0.0%	6.9%
5 to 17	16.8%	8.4%
18 to 24	5.5%	17.9%
25 to 34	11.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	16.8%
45 to 54	19.6%	8.0%
55 to 64	18.2%	35.5%
65 to 74	14.1%	0.0%
75 and over	1.0%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	98.6%	100.0%
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	1.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
No high school diploma	9.7%	0.0%
High school graduate	62.4%	48.0%
Some college or associate's	21.7%	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	1.8%	12.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
Drove alone	91.4%	81.4%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	18.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
1-unit, detached	92.1%	82.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	18.0%

Poverty & households

	Moshannon	Sandy Ridge
Poverty rate	18.2%	30.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	42	—
Median year structure built	1964	1974