Moscow is also a major college town with a large number of people who are 18 years or older and attending college. As is often the case in college towns, the many students that live in Moscow have a strong influence on the local culture and entertainment scene, which may seem dormant by comparison in the summer months when much of the student population is away. In the fall, the return of students has a reinvigorating effect on the community. Because colleges are lasting institutions, they have a stabilizing effect on the economy by providing direct local benefits such as jobs for faculty and staff and spending by students. Moscow’s economy is one such example of this.
Moscow, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.83 minutes getting to work every day.
If knowledge is power, Moscow is a pretty powerful place. 53.53% of the adults in Moscow have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Moscow in 2022 was $28,805, which is upper middle income relative to Idaho, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $115,220 for a family of four. However, Moscow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Moscow is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Moscow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Moscow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Moscow include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Moscow is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
