Mocanaqua vs Wanamie

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

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

Wanamie has the higher population (762 vs 641 in Mocanaqua). Mocanaqua has the higher median household income ($61,250 vs $49,700 in Wanamie). Wanamie has the higher median home value ($157,600 vs $105,600 in Mocanaqua).

Population, income & housing

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
Population	641	762
Median age	44.3 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$61,250	$49,700
Median home value	$105,600	$157,600
Median gross rent	$957	$1,263
Housing units	349	389
Homeownership rate	60.6%	84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.2%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
Population	735 → 641 (-12.8%)	626 → 762 (+21.7%)
Median household income	$52,500 → $61,250 (+16.7%)	$54,196 → $49,700 (-8.3%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $105,600 (+44.7%)	$140,100 → $157,600 (+12.5%)
Median gross rent	$770 → $957 (+24.3%)	$850 → $1,263 (+48.6%)

Mocanaqua

Population

735641

Median household income

$52,500$61,250

Median home value

$73,000$105,600

Median gross rent

$770$957

Wanamie

Population

626762

Median household income

$54,196$49,700

Median home value

$140,100$157,600

Median gross rent

$850$1,263

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
Under 5	1.6%	2.1%
5 to 17	7.0%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.9%
25 to 34	19.2%	14.4%
35 to 44	15.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	6.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	19.7%	21.0%
65 to 74	13.3%	10.8%
75 and over	9.4%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	94.0%
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	3.6%	6.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
No high school diploma	10.7%	1.2%
High school graduate	39.2%	52.9%
Some college or associate's	40.9%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
Drove alone	79.8%	81.8%
Carpooled	11.3%	2.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.7%	16.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
1-unit, detached	64.2%	64.3%
1-unit, attached	15.2%	28.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Mocanaqua	Wanamie
Poverty rate	14.7%	26.8%
Average household size	2.31	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	37	23
Median year structure built	1950	1938