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Population (year 2000): 5,575. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,738 (+2.9% change)
Males: 2,638 (47.3%), Females: 2,937 (52.7%)
Lackawanna County
Zip code:
18507
Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $38,987 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,200 (year 2000)
Races in Moosic:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: Irish (28.4%), Polish (26.4%),
Italian (20.8%), German (15.8%), English (5.8%), Welsh (5.1%).
Elevation: 647 feet
Land area: 6.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Moosic
- High school or higher: 76.7%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 3.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Moosic borough
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 56.6%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 10.4%
- Divorced: 7.7%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +133 (+2.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Moosic:
- COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SCRANTON,
PA)
- MOSES TAYLOR HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
- MERCY HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Moosic:
- WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTL (about 2 miles;
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PA; ID: AVP)
- LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL (about 53 miles;
ALLENTOWN, PA; ID: ABE)
- GREATER BINGHAMTON/EDWIN A LINK FIELD (about 61
miles; BINGHAMTON, NY; ID: BGM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moosic:
- WILKES-BARRE WYOMING VALLEY (about 11 miles;
WILKES-BARRE, PA; ID: WBW)
- SEAMANS FIELD (about 16 miles; FACTORYVILLE, PA; ID:
9N3)
- SKYHAVEN (about 19 miles; TUNKHANNOCK, PA; ID: 76N)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Moosic:
- UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON (about 6 miles; SCRANTON, PA;
Full-time enrollment: 4,093)
- MARYWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 7 miles; SCRANTON, PA; FT
enrollment: 2,203)
- WILKES UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; WILKES BARRE, PA;
FT enrollment: 2,438)
- LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
NANTICOKE, PA; FT enrollment: 3,582)
- EAST STROUDSBURG UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about
44 miles; EAST STROUDSBURG, PA; FT enrollment: 4,985)
- LEHIGH CARBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles;
SCHNECKSVILLE, PA; FT enrollment: 2,145)
- SUNY AT BINGHAMTON (about 53 miles; BINGHAMTON, NY;
FT enrollment: 11,498)
Public primary/middle school in Moosic:
- RIVERSIDE EL SCH EAST (Students: 347; Grades:
KG - 06)
Private primary/middle school in Moosic:
- ST MARYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 80;
Location: 3357 GREENWOOD AVENUE; Grades: PK - 6)
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