Moscow, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: -3.0%
Males: 286 | (49.7%) |
Females: 290 | (50.3%) |
Median resident age: | 47.0 years |
Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 53544.
Moscow: | $82,159 |
WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,383 (it was $17,515 in 2000)
Moscow town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $383,725 (it was $151,400 in 2000)
Moscow: | $383,725 |
WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Moscow, WI
- 55997.0%White alone
- 61.0%Two or more races
- 40.7%American Indian alone
- 30.5%Other race alone
- 20.3%Black alone
- 10.2%Asian alone
- 10.2%Hispanic
Races in Moscow detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: Norwegian (38.7%), German (24.2%), Irish (13.3%), United States (13.1%), Swiss (12.5%), English (12.0%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 850 feet
Land area: 41.3 square miles.
Population density: 14 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Moscow town: | 1.1% ($1,682) |
Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Madison, WI (28.6 miles , pop. 208,054).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (134.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 42.88 N, Longitude: 89.89 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 608
Here: | 2.3% |
Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (20.1%)
- Construction (9.4%)
- Educational services (8.6%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (7.1%)
- Health care (5.6%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (5.3%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (4.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (31.4%)
- Construction (17.3%)
- Educational services (6.5%)
- Miscellaneous manufacturing (5.9%)
- Sporting goods, camera, hobby & toy stores (4.9%)
- Farm supplies merchant wholesalers (2.7%)
- Electrical equipment, appliances, components (2.7%)
- Electronic shopping & mail-order houses (14.3%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (11.7%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Health care (11.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (6.5%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.5%)
- Public administration (5.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (15.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.2%)
- Farmers and farm managers (25.9%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.9%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers, except child care workers (4.3%)
- Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (6.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.2%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.9%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.9%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Cashiers (3.9%)
Average climate in Moscow, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Tornado activity:
Moscow-area historical tornado activity is above Wisconsin state average. It is 63% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/7/1984, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 7.6 miles away from the Moscow town center killed 9 people and injured 200 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
On 7/3/1983, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 13.4 miles away from the town center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Moscow-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 54% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 323.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 110.7 miles away from Moscow center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 299.8 miles away from Moscow center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 323.9 miles away from the city center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 95.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/18/2002 at 17:37:15, a magnitude 5.0 (4.3 MB, 4.6 MW, 5.0 LG) earthquake occurred 356.3 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Iowa County (15) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 11, Floods: 10, Tornadoes: 6, Winds: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Landslide: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Winter Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moscow:
- Edgewood College (about 27 miles; Madison, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,455)
- University of Wisconsin Colleges (about 29 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 10,019)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (about 29 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 34,621)
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville (about 33 miles; Platteville, WI; FT enrollment: 7,679)
- Madison Area Technical College (about 34 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 9,603)
- Herzing University-Madison (about 36 miles; Madison, WI; FT enrollment: 3,160)
- University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (about 59 miles; Whitewater, WI; FT enrollment: 11,124)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Moscow: Hollandale Wastewater Treatment Facility (A), Hollandale Volunteer Fire Department (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Long Valley Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs: 0.47 Reservoir (A), 1 Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Long Valley Creek (A), Dodge Branch (B), Kittleson Valley Creek (C), Regan Creek (D), Olson Creek (E), McPeace Valley Creek (F), Brager Branch (G), Schmidt Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
This town: | 2.6 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 84.2% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
This town: | 3.2% |
Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
This town: | 6.2% |
Whole state: | 8.7% |
This town: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Moscow:
- Never married: 25.6%
- Now married: 64.3%
- Separated: 0.7%
- Widowed: 1.8%
- Divorced: 7.6%
For population 25 years and over in Moscow:
- High school or higher: 93.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.2 minutes
Here: | 8.8 |
Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Moscow, WI (based on Iowa County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 6,632 | 8 |
Mainline Protestant | 4,247 | 23 |
Evangelical Protestant | 694 | 13 |
Other | 28 | 1 |
None | 12,086 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
This county: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa County: | 6.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa County: | 11.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Iowa County: | 7.7% |
State: | 7.6% |
Here: | 28.1% |
Wisconsin: | 27.5% |
Here: | 13.8% |
Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Moscow:
- WTSO (1070 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WLMV (1480 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WTDY (1670 AM; 10 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WHA (970 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD REGENTS OF UNIV OF WI SYSTEM)
- WIBA (1310 AM; 5 kW; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
- WISN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WTUX (1550 AM; daytime; 5 kW; MADISON, WI)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WNAM (1280 AM; 50 kW; NEENAH-MENASHA, WI; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Moscow:
- WERN (88.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WIBA-FM (101.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WDMP-FM (99.3 FM; DODGEVILLE, WI; Owner: DODGE POINT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WZEE (104.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WORT (89.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BACK PORCH RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMMM-FM (105.5 FM; VERONA, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- WOLX-FM (94.9 FM; BARABOO, WI; Owner: ENTERCOM MADISON LICENSE, LLC.)
- W215AQ (90.9 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEKZ-FM (93.7 FM; MONROE, WI; Owner: RONALD M.SPIELMAN & SCOTT THOMPSON)
- WCJZ (96.3 FM; SAUK CITY, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSUM (91.7 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: BD. OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMGN (98.1 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT, INC.)
- WNWC-FM (102.5 FM; MADISON, WI; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- WHHI (91.3 FM; HIGHLAND, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- KATF (92.9 FM; DUBUQUE, IA; Owner: RADIO DUBUQUE, INC.)
- WJTY (88.1 FM; LANCASTER, WI; Owner: JOY PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WWQM-FM (106.3 FM; MIDDLETON, WI; Owner: MID-WEST MANAGEMENT INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Moscow:
- WISC-TV (Channel 3; MADISON, WI; Owner: TELEVISION WISCONSIN, INC.)
- WMSN-TV (Channel 47; MADISON, WI; Owner: WMSN LICENSEE, LLC)
- WKOW-TV (Channel 27; MADISON, WI; Owner: WKOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WHA-TV (Channel 21; MADISON, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIV. OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WMTV (Channel 15; MADISON, WI; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
- W38CT (Channel 38; MADISON, WI; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W23BW (Channel 23; MADISON, WI; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)
- W58CO (Channel 58; SAULT STE. MARIE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 21Number of bridges
- 141ft / 43.1mTotal length
- 7,680Total average daily traffic
- 328Total average daily truck traffic
- 9,158Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 21970-1979
- 61980-1989
- 61990-1999
- 22000-2009
- 52010-2019
- 50.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 23.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 21.9%Wood
- 2.5%Electricity
- 1.2%Utility gas
- 60.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 30.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.0%Electricity
- 5.0%Wood
Moscow compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Median house value above state average.
- Unemployed percentage below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.