Moshannon, PA

Census Place

2024 Population

284

US Senator

John Fetterman

Democratic Party

US Senator

Dave McCormick

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

48.5

4.08% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

22.2%

21.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$52,604

3.56% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$129,700

Economy

The economy of Moshannon, PA employs 135 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Moshannon, PA were Manufacturing (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people), and the highest paying industries were Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,750), Manufacturing ($34,375), and Health Care & Social Assistance ($21,563).

Employment

Occupations

135

2024 Value

± 78

−4.93%

1 Year decline

± 80.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moshannon, PA declined at a rate of −4.93%, from 142 employees to 135 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Moshannon, PA, are Management Occupations (27 people), Sales & Related Occupations (20 people), and Production Occupations (17 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Moshannon, PA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Pennsylvania (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

135

2024 Value

± 78

−4.93%

1 Year decline

± 80.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Moshannon, PA declined at a rate of −4.93%, from 142 employees to 135 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Moshannon, PA, are Manufacturing (28 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (19 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (17 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Moshannon, PA, though some of these residents may live in Moshannon, PA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,750

Median earning men ± $21,160

$14,063

Median earning women ± $21,985

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 ($51,667).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Moshannon, PA was $129,700 in 2024, which is 0.39 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $128,500 to $129,700, a 0.934% increase. The homeownership rate in Moshannon, PA is 85.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Moshannon, PA have an average commute time of 52.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Moshannon, PA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$129,700

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,900

$105

Median Property Taxes

±$42

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 Moshannon, PA the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

85.4%

Homeownership

2024

36.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 85.4% of the housing units in Moshannon, PA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 89.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Moshannon, PA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$52,604

Median Household Income

± $22,655

123

Number of Households

± 44

In 2024, the median household income of the 123 households in Moshannon, PA grew to $52,604 from the previous year's value of $50,795.

The following chart displays the households in Moshannon, PA 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Moshannon, PA is from Pennsylvania.

0.463

2024 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

0.463

2023 Wage GINI in Pennsylvania

In 2024, the income inequality in Pennsylvania was 0.463 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0903% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Pennsylvania was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Pennsylvania in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (97%)
Carpooled (2.96%)

In 2024, 97% of workers in Moshannon, PA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (2.96%) 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.

Commute Time

52.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Moshannon, PA have a longer commute time (52.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.8% of the workforce in Moshannon, PA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Moshannon, PA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Moshannon, PA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Moshannon, PA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Moshannon, PA (63 out of 284 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 Females 45 - 54 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Moshannon, PA is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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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