Moscow is a medium-sized city located in the state of Idaho. With a population of 26,249 people and six associated neighborhoods, Moscow is the 13th largest community in Idaho.Unlike some cities, Moscow isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Moscow are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Moscow is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Moscow who work in office and administrative support (12.11%), teaching (11.25%), and food service (10.68%). Also of interest is that Moscow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.21% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In addition, Moscow is a major college town that has a very high percentage of its residents over 18 years old who are college students. Naturally, collegiate life has a major influence on local Moscow culture, lifestyle and entertainment options. Moscow really pulses to the beat of the academic calendar. In Moscow every fall, returning students reinvigorate the community, who you will notice are all over town, buying groceries, out with friends, and getting acquainted or re-acquainted with each other and Moscow. One of the beneficial effects that colleges provide is that they tend to be lasting institutions that deliver direct economic benefits to the local economy in the form of such things as jobs for faculty and staff, and spending by students. Moscow benefits directly from this. One of the benefits of Moscow is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.83 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.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.
