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