Moscow, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

176

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

61.7

11.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

44.3%

24.7% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$102,868

2023 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Moscow, MD employs 58 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moscow, MD were Health Care & Social Assistance (21 people), Educational Services (14 people), and Construction (12 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,208).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 100

−60.3%

1 Year decline

± 485%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moscow, MD declined at a rate of −60.3%, from 146 employees to 58 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moscow, MD, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (17 people), Community & Social Service Occupations (12 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (12 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moscow, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maryland.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 100

−60.3%

1 Year decline

± 485%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moscow, MD declined at a rate of −60.3%, from 146 employees to 58 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moscow, MD, are Health Care & Social Assistance (21 people), Educational Services (14 people), and Construction (12 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moscow, MD, though some of these residents may live in Moscow, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$21,111

Median earning women ± $41,416

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,208).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Moscow, MD was $143,400 in 2023, which is 0.431 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $145,500 to $143,400, a 1.44% decrease. The homeownership rate in Moscow, MD is 91.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

Housing

Property

$143,400

Median Property Value 2023

±$121,244

$74

Median Property Taxes

±$62

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Moscow, MD the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Moscow, MD compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$102,868

Median Household Income

± $101,489

Number of Households

± 69

The following chart displays the households in Moscow, MD distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Moscow, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maryland across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Moscow, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Moscow, MD distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moscow, MD have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moscow, MD (78 out of 176 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 45 - 54, followed by Males 75+ and then Males 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Moscow, MD is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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