Moosic

Population: 5,954
Median household income: $74,792
Median home value: $235,500

Located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Moosic is a community with a population of 5,954. The median household income of $74,792 is above the Lackawanna County median ($64,691).

From 2019 to 2023, Moosic's population grew 3.2% from 5,767 to 5,954, while its median home value rose 41.9% from $166,000 to $235,500.

Households average 2.55 people. The median gross rent is $1,268.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,954
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $74,792
Median home value: $235,500
Median gross rent: $1,268
Housing units: 2,593
Homeownership rate: 64.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,7675,954

Median household income

$55,957$74,792

Median home value

$166,000$235,500

Median gross rent

$746$1,268

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,767	$55,957	$166,000	$746
2020	5,777	$59,594	$179,500	$804
2021	5,937	$65,882	$189,000	$850
2022	5,930	$67,434	$232,600	$879
2023	5,954	$74,792	$235,500	$1,268

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	387	6.5%
5 to 17	824	13.8%
18 to 24	254	4.3%
25 to 34	1,066	17.9%
35 to 44	746	12.5%
45 to 54	493	8.3%
55 to 64	877	14.7%
65 to 74	663	11.1%
75 and over	644	10.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,863	81.7%
Black or African American	218	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	232	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	81	1.4%
Two or more races	282	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	276	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.3%

High school graduate32.9%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree21.4%

Graduate or professional degree13.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	281	6.3%
High school graduate	1,475	32.9%
Some college or associate's	1,159	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	959	21.4%
Graduate or professional degree	615	13.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone83.4%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,494	83.4%
Carpooled	79	2.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	56	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	361	12.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,156	44.0%
15 to 29 min	1,264	48.1%
30 to 44 min	150	5.7%
45 to 59 min	15	0.6%
60+ min	44	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 7.5% (447 of 5,932)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,537	66.2%
Nonfamily households	785	33.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,322	89.5%
Vacant	271	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,493	64.3%
Renter-occupied	829	35.7%

1-unit, detached54.8%

1-unit, attached14.0%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other14.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,422	54.8%
1-unit, attached	362	14.0%
2 to 4 units	290	11.2%
5 to 19 units	113	4.4%
20 or more units	41	1.6%
Mobile home & other	365	14.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4250880
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 6.48 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 41.3560, -75.7047