
Pennsylvania · Census place 51240
Moshannon, PA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Moshannon, Pennsylvania (Moshannon, PA — Census place “Moshannon CDP”) is 291 residents, ranking #1588 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $50,795, the median home is worth $128,500 and median gross rent runs — a month. Looking for the Moshannon Pennsylvania ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Moshannon, PA: 16859.
- Population
- 291Moshannon CDP residents
- Median household income
- $50,795Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $128,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- —Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 46.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%Owner-occupied households
Moshannon ZIP codes (Pennsylvania)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Moshannon.
The Moshannon PA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Moshannon CDP
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 89.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Moshannon CDP, PA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Moshannon CDP is a very small community in Pennsylvania, with 291 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1588 of 2,002 ranked by population — larger than 20% of them. The median age here is 46.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Moshannon CDP earn a median of $50,795 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538 and 29% below the $71,118 median for the 982 Pennsylvania cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 18.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Moshannon CDP is valued at $128,500, 57.6% below the national figure and 33% below the $193,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 89.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 291 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Moshannon CDP against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld gross rent for Moshannon CDP because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Pennsylvania.
- Philadelphia city 1,582,432
- Pittsburgh city 303,620
- Allentown city 125,320
- Reading city 94,836
- Erie city 94,156
- Bethlehem city 77,069
- Scranton city 76,074
- Lancaster city 57,683
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Moshannon CDP?
- Moshannon CDP has 291 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1588 of 2,002 in Pennsylvania.
- What is the median household income in Moshannon CDP?
- Median household income in Moshannon CDP is $50,795 a year, 35.3% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Moshannon CDP?
- Median gross rent is not published a month and the median home value is $128,500.
- Is Moshannon CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Moshannon CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market.
- How current is this Moshannon CDP data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.