ZIP Code 18224

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 5,954
Median household income: $57,361
Median home value: $114,900

ZIP Code 18224 (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 5,954 residents. The median household income of $57,361 is below the Luzerne County median ($62,321).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18224's population declined 2.9% from 6,134 to 5,954, while its median gross rent rose 34.6% from $685 to $922.

The median resident is 44.6 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 19.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,954
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $57,361
Median home value: $114,900
Median gross rent: $922
Housing units: 3,072
Homeownership rate: 67.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1345,954

Median household income

$45,076$57,361

Median home value

$84,500$114,900

Median gross rent

$685$922

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,134	$45,076	$84,500	$685
2020	6,113	$44,295	$86,200	$702
2021	6,353	$50,827	$90,100	$762
2022	6,003	$60,966	$106,000	$862
2023	5,954	$57,361	$114,900	$922

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6419.8%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	345	5.8%
5 to 17	867	14.6%
18 to 24	431	7.2%
25 to 34	776	13.0%
35 to 44	596	10.0%
45 to 54	515	8.6%
55 to 64	1,181	19.8%
65 to 74	811	13.6%
75 and over	432	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,040	84.6%
Black or African American	32	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.3%
Two or more races	122	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	740	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate49.5%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	314	7.3%
High school graduate	2,136	49.5%
Some college or associate's	1,096	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	524	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	241	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled16.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,997	77.7%
Carpooled	413	16.1%
Public transit	16	0.6%
Walked	33	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	4.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	540	22.0%
15 to 29 min	1,098	44.7%
30 to 44 min	537	21.8%
45 to 59 min	136	5.5%
60+ min	148	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 15.7% (935 of 5,945)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,709	62.0%
Nonfamily households	1,049	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,758	89.8%
Vacant	314	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,870	67.8%
Renter-occupied	888	32.2%

1-unit, detached48.5%

1-unit, attached36.0%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,490	48.5%
1-unit, attached	1,105	36.0%
2 to 4 units	191	6.2%
5 to 19 units	153	5.0%
20 or more units	75	2.4%
Mobile home & other	58	1.9%

ZIP Code 18224

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