Archbald vs Moosic

A side-by-side comparison of Archbald and Moosic: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Archbald has the higher population (7,348 vs 5,954 in Moosic). Archbald has the higher median household income ($76,315 vs $74,792 in Moosic). Moosic has the higher median home value ($235,500 vs $211,400 in Archbald).

Population, income & housing

	Archbald	Moosic
Population	7,348	5,954
Median age	44.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,315	$74,792
Median home value	$211,400	$235,500
Median gross rent	$951	$1,268
Housing units	3,180	2,593
Homeownership rate	74.9%	64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.4%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	0.9%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archbald	Moosic
Population	6,988 → 7,348 (+5.2%)	5,767 → 5,954 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$53,212 → $76,315 (+43.4%)	$55,957 → $74,792 (+33.7%)
Median home value	$174,700 → $211,400 (+21.0%)	$166,000 → $235,500 (+41.9%)
Median gross rent	$844 → $951 (+12.7%)	$746 → $1,268 (+70.0%)

Archbald

Population

6,9887,348

Median household income

$53,212$76,315

Median home value

$174,700$211,400

Median gross rent

$844$951

Moosic

Population

5,7675,954

Median household income

$55,957$74,792

Median home value

$166,000$235,500

Median gross rent

$746$1,268

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archbald	Moosic
Under 5	5.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	18.4%	13.8%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.3%
25 to 34	6.0%	17.9%
35 to 44	14.3%	12.5%
45 to 54	15.4%	8.3%
55 to 64	16.2%	14.7%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.1%
75 and over	6.6%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archbald	Moosic
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	81.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archbald	Moosic
No high school diploma	7.9%	6.3%
High school graduate	29.6%	32.9%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.6%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archbald	Moosic
Drove alone	83.7%	83.4%
Carpooled	6.9%	2.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.6%	12.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archbald	Moosic
1-unit, detached	82.3%	54.8%
1-unit, attached	6.5%	14.0%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Archbald	Moosic
Poverty rate	8.5%	7.5%
Average household size	2.55	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1967	1968