Moscow, PA Population

Overview

1,773

Total Population

47.1

Median age

56.68%

Female population %

76.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

50-54 years

Largest age group

57.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

114

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Moscow's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Moscow is 47.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Moscow's population under 18 was 21.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Moscow's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.63% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Moscow, 16.98% were under the age of 15, 17.09% aged 15 to 29, 46.31% aged 30 to 64, 17.54% aged 65 to 84, and 2.09% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 237 more females than males in Moscow:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 56.68% females and 43.32% males in Moscow, PA.
The Moscow, PA gender ratio is 76.4:100 i.e. 76.4 men to 100 women (0.764).
For male population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 103.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 112.

Moscow's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Moscow population: 91.48% are White, 1.35% are Black or African American, 0.79% are Asian, 0.62% are some other race and 5.75% are multiracial.
Moscow's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the borough.
By ethnicity, 114 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,659 (93.57% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Moscow is White with a population of 1,622 (91.48% of the total population).

Moscow's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,680 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Moscow's population decreased by 619 (23.41%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Moscow's population decreased by 2 (0.10%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Moscow's population was lowest in year 2017 at 1,935.