Mocanaqua vs Shickshinny

A side-by-side comparison of Mocanaqua and Shickshinny: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Mocanaqua has the higher population (641 vs 627 in Shickshinny). Mocanaqua has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $42,813 in Shickshinny). Mocanaqua has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $84,500 in Shickshinny).

Population, income & housing

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
Population	641	627
Median age	44.3 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$42,813
Median home value	$105,600	$84,500
Median gross rent	$957	$675
Housing units	349	355
Homeownership rate	60.6%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	10.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
Population	735 → 641 (-12.8%)	614 → 627 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $61,250 (+16.7%)	$36,917 → $42,813 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $105,600 (+44.7%)	$72,200 → $84,500 (+17.0%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $957 (+24.3%)	$671 → $675 (+0.6%)

Mocanaqua

Population

735641

Median household income

$52,500$61,250

Median home value

$73,000$105,600

Median gross rent

$770$957

Shickshinny

Population

614627

Median household income

$36,917$42,813

Median home value

$72,200$84,500

Median gross rent

$671$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
Under 5	1.6%	2.9%
5 to 17	7.0%	13.1%
18 to 24	8.3%	14.8%
25 to 34	19.2%	8.8%
35 to 44	15.4%	5.1%
45 to 54	6.2%	16.6%
55 to 64	19.7%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.0%
75 and over	9.4%	17.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	84.2%
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	3.6%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	12.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
No high school diploma	10.7%	9.9%
High school graduate	39.2%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	1.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
Drove alone	79.8%	77.9%
Carpooled	11.3%	11.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
1-unit, detached	64.2%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Mocanaqua	Shickshinny
Poverty rate	14.7%	12.9%
Average household size	2.31	2.15
Mean commute (minutes)	37	26
Median year structure built	1950	1950