CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Moosic

Pennsylvania · 5,339 residents · 6.48 sq mi

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Moosic is a city of 5,339 people in Pennsylvania. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. At a median age of 39.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 7.0%, under the national 13.2%. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,339

−4%vs 2000

vs 5,575 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 44.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.48 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(268)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.3%(281)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.3%(285)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(406)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(412)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(735)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413%(696)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5413.8%(735)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.1%(697)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(558)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(238)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(28)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,670

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,987 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,840

−39%vs 2000

vs $21,178 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

7.0%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$68,200

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $93,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $480 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.2%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

17.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(5,485)

Black0.3%(16)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(30)

Asian0.4%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(5,285)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.3%(18)

Other0.7%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American3.2%(190)

Nicaraguan3.2%(190)

Dominican1.4%(86)

Puerto Rican1.1%(66)

South American0.5%(29)

Bolivian0.5%(29)

Asian origin

Chinese1.4%(84)

Korean0.9%(51)

Asian Indian0.6%(36)

Ancestry

Italian29.1%(1,737)

Polish23.5%(1,401)

Irish21.6%(1,291)

German15.9%(951)

Russian6.4%(383)

Slovak5.1%(307)

American5.1%(306)

Welsh3.9%(230)

English1.4%(84)

French1.3%(79)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(63)

Arab1%(57)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1%(57)

Ukrainian0.8%(49)

Dutch0.5%(29)

Swedish0.4%(23)

Austrian0.4%(22)

Lithuanian0.3%(18)

Scottish0.1%(8)

Norwegian0.1%(3)

RANKED:Largest Italian population · Largest Polish population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Russian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.6%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.8%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.7 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 12.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.1%(911)

Married46.4%(1,204)

Widowed4.5%(116)

Divorced14.1%(365)

Women 15+

Never married30.3%(735)

Married44%(1,066)

Widowed12.4%(300)

Divorced13.3%(322)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2013

from 7.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

60.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 60.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.2%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.7%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 79.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.6%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(88)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(125)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War28.5%(101)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II16.1%(57)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 354 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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