ZIP Code 18235

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Carbon County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 19,121
Median household income: $72,626
Median home value: $218,000

ZIP Code 18235 (Carbon County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 19,121 residents. The median household income of $72,626 is above the Carbon County median ($67,877).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18235's population held roughly steady from 19,188 to 19,121, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $831 to $1,003.

The median gross rent is $1,003. 19.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,121
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $72,626
Median home value: $218,000
Median gross rent: $1,003
Housing units: 8,796
Homeownership rate: 79.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,18819,121

Median household income

$59,359$72,626

Median home value

$156,400$218,000

Median gross rent

$831$1,003

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,188	$59,359	$156,400	$831
2020	18,904	$64,029	$164,000	$849
2021	19,404	$63,762	$180,300	$838
2022	19,064	$68,989	$209,700	$982
2023	19,121	$72,626	$218,000	$1,003

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1715.7%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	754	3.9%
5 to 17	3,006	15.7%
18 to 24	1,412	7.4%
25 to 34	1,752	9.2%
35 to 44	2,149	11.2%
45 to 54	2,726	14.3%
55 to 64	3,215	16.8%
65 to 74	2,357	12.3%
75 and over	1,750	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,975	94.0%
Black or African American	46	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	52	0.3%
Asian	104	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	4	0.0%
Two or more races	407	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	533	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's26.8%

Bachelor's degree12.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,499	10.7%
High school graduate	5,995	43.0%
Some college or associate's	3,743	26.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,724	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	988	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone75.1%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,159	75.1%
Carpooled	1,518	15.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	173	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	620	6.5%
Other means	65	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,441	27.4%
15 to 29 min	2,055	23.1%
30 to 44 min	1,681	18.9%
45 to 59 min	1,907	21.4%
60+ min	831	9.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 9.0% (1,694 of 18,777)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,149	64.3%
Nonfamily households	2,861	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,010	91.1%
Vacant	786	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,361	79.4%
Renter-occupied	1,649	20.6%

1-unit, detached75.2%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,613	75.2%
1-unit, attached	660	7.5%
2 to 4 units	606	6.9%
5 to 19 units	271	3.1%
20 or more units	88	1.0%
Mobile home & other	558	6.3%

ZIP Code 18235

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