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Moving to Moscow, Idaho

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Population: 21,291. Estimated population in July 2024: 21,862 (+2.7% change)
Males: 11,118 (52.2%), Females: 10,173 (47.8%)

Latah County

Zip codes: 83843.

Demographics

Median resident age: 24.4 years
Median household income: $26,884
Median house value: $133,900

Population by Race

Races in Moscow:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.0%)
  • Hispanic (2.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.8%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Chinese (1.1%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Black (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (23.5%), English (16.9%), Irish (11.6%), Norwegian (6.0%), United States (5.3%), Swedish (5.3%).

Elevation: 2583 feet

Land area: 6.2 square miles

Map of Moscow, ID

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Moscow

  • High school or higher: 94.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 53.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 24.5%
  • Unemployed: 9.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Moscow city

  • Never married: 45.8%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 3.2%
  • Divorced: 6.2%

5.9% Foreign born (2.7% Asia, 1.3% Europe, 0.9% North America, 0.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +2,640 (+14.2%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Moscow:

  • GRITMAN MEDICAL CENTER (700 SOUTH MAIN STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Moscow:

  • PULLMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; PULLMAN, WA)
  • TRI-STATE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CLARKSTON, WA)
  • ST JOSEPH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; LEWISTON, ID)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moscow:

  • PULLMAN/MOSCOW REGIONAL (about 8 miles; PULLMAN/MOSCOW,ID, WA; Abbreviation: PUW)
  • LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY (about 26 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Abbreviation: LWS)
  • SPOKANE INTL (about 72 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Abbreviation: GEG)

Other public-use airports nearest to Moscow:

  • SNAKE RIVER (about 25 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Abbreviation: 78U)
  • WHITMAN CO MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; COLFAX, WA; Abbreviation: S94)
  • LOWER GRANITE STATE (about 31 miles; COLFAX, WA; Abbreviation: 00W)

Amtrak station:
MOSCOW (120 W. 6TH ST.) – Bus Station. Services: public payphones, full-service food facilities, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Moscow:

  • UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (Full-time enrollment: 9,823; Public; Website: www.uidaho.edu; Offers Doctor’s degree)
  • MR LEONS SCHOOL OF HAIR DESIGN (Full-time enrollment: 77; Location: 618 S MAIN ST; Private, for-profit)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Moscow:

  • LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE (about 24 miles; LEWISTON, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,213)
  • WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; PULLMAN, WA; Full-time enrollment: 18,110)
  • EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; CHENEY, WA; Full-time enrollment: 7,852)
  • NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 67 miles; COEUR D’ALENE, ID; Full-time enrollment: 2,988)
  • GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 3,860)
  • SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 71 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 6,284)
  • SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; SPOKANE, WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)

Schools

Public high schools in Moscow:

  • MOSCOW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 576; Location: 402 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: 10 – 12)
  • MOSCOW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: 402 EAST 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Moscow:

  • MOSCOW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 602; Location: 1410 EAST D STREET; Grades: 07 – 09)
  • A.B. MC DONALD ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 446; Location: 2323 EAST D STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
  • LENA WHITMORE ELEMENTARY SCH (Students: 289; Location: 110 SOUTH BLAINE STREET; Grades: KG – 06)
  • WEST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 236; Location: 510 HOME STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
  • J. RUSSELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 194; Location: 119 NORTH ADAMS STREET; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • MOSCOW CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: 512 NORTHWOOD DRIVE; Grades: KG – 06)
  • RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL (Students: 58; Location: 1029 SOUTH MEADOWS; Grades: KG – 12)

Private primary/middle schools in Moscow:

  • ST MARY S (Students: 113; Location: 412 NORTH MONROE; Grades: 1 – 6)
  • PALOUSE HILLS SDA SCHOOL (Students: 70; Location: 3147 TOMER STREET; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ST ROSE S KINDERGARTEN (Students: 52; Location: 412 NO HOWARD ST; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Moscow:

  • LATAH COUNTY DISTRICT (Operating income: $757,505; Location: 110 S JEFFERSON ST; 111,491 books; 4,280 audio materials; 2,529 video materials; 271 serial subscriptions)

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