Moscow

Population: 1,825
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $275,600

Moscow, a community in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, has 1,825 residents. Its median household income of $76,250 runs above the Lackawanna County figure of $64,691.

Between 2019 and 2023, Moscow's population held roughly steady from 1,834 to 1,825, while its median home value rose 22.4% from $225,100 to $275,600.

75.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1978.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,825
Median age: 47.1 yrs
Median household income: $76,250
Median home value: $275,600
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 810
Homeownership rate: 81.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8341,825

Median household income

$80,341$76,250

Median home value

$225,100$275,600

Median gross rent

$908$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,834	$80,341	$225,100	$908
2020	1,644	$74,306	$221,000	$818
2021	1,773	$73,500	$225,700	$775
2022	1,838	$77,708	$251,500	$806
2023	1,825	$76,250	$275,600	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 344.2%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	74	4.1%
5 to 17	363	19.9%
18 to 24	156	8.5%
25 to 34	77	4.2%
35 to 44	207	11.3%
45 to 54	277	15.2%
55 to 64	297	16.3%
65 to 74	232	12.7%
75 and over	142	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,665	91.2%
Black or African American	31	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	13	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	35	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	81	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.4%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's18.5%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree20.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	2.4%
High school graduate	417	33.8%
Some college or associate's	228	18.5%
Bachelor's degree	300	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	257	20.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	614	74.4%
Carpooled	72	8.7%
Public transit	4	0.5%
Walked	16	1.9%
Bicycle	6	0.7%
Worked from home	107	13.0%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	289	40.3%
15 to 29 min	277	38.6%
30 to 44 min	108	15.0%
45 to 59 min	14	1.9%
60+ min	30	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 5.8% (105 of 1,825)

	Count	Share
Family households	447	58.1%
Nonfamily households	322	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	769	94.9%
Vacant	41	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	628	81.7%
Renter-occupied	141	18.3%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units8.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units10.4%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	613	75.7%
1-unit, attached	20	2.5%
2 to 4 units	65	8.0%
5 to 19 units	19	2.3%
20 or more units	84	10.4%
Mobile home & other	9	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4251208
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 2.85 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.3422, -75.5279