Municipal Demographic Profile
County: Lackawana
Municipality: Moscow borough
Total Population 1,527
SEX
Male 745
Female 782
AGE
Under 5 years 117
5 to 17 years 296
18 to 20 years 48
21 to 24 years 79
25 to 44 years 453
45 to 54 years 187
55 to 59 years 91
60 to 64 years 58
65 to 74 years 115
75 to 84 years 68
85 years and over 15
Median age 35.5
Under 18 years 413
Percent of total population 27.0
65 years and over 198
Percent of total population 13.0
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households 541
Family households (families) 427
Married-couple families 368
Percent of total households 68.0
Other family, male householder 11
Other family, female householder 48
Nonfamily households 114
Percent of total households 21.1
Householder living alone 101
Householder 65 years and over 56
Persons living in households 1,527
Persons per household 2.82
GROUP QUARTERS
Persons living in group quarters 0
Institutionalized persons 0
Other persons in group quarters 0
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN
White 1,511
Black 2
Percent of total population 0.1
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 3
Percent of total population 0.2
Asian or Pacific Islander 5
Percent of total population 0.3
Other race 6
Hispanic Origin (any race) 16
Percent of total population 1.0
OCCUPANCY AND TENURE
Total housing units 578
Occupied housing units 541
Owner occupied 410
Percent owner occupied 75.8
Renter occupied 131
Vacant housing units 37
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 5
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 7.1
Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.9
Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.5
Units with over 1 person per room 9
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached 432
1-unit, attached 12
2 to 4 units 103
5 to 9 units 11
10 or more units 3
Mobile home, trailer, other 17
VALUE
Specified owner-occupied units 342
Less than $50,000 41
$50,000 to $99,999 176
$100,000 to $149,999 73
$150,000 to $199,999 39
$200,000 to $299,999 12
$300,000 or more 1
Median (dollars) 88,900
CONTRACT RENT
Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 113
Less than $250 39
$250 to $499 72
$500 to $749 2
$750 to $999 0
$1,000 or more 0
Median (dollars) 290
RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER
Occupied housing units 342
White 342
Black 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Asian or Pacific Islander 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Other race 0
Hispanic origin (of any race) 0
Percent of occupied units 0.0
Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1
Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg
Date Prepared: January, 1997