ZIP Code 18424

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 5,076
Median household income: $62,192
Median home value: $191,800

ZIP Code 18424 (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 5,076 residents. At $62,192, its median household income sits in line with Lackawanna County's $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18424's population held roughly steady from 5,046 to 5,076, while its median gross rent fell 1.1% from $1,005 to $994.

The median resident is 48.1 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,076
Median age: 48.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,192
Median home value: $191,800
Median gross rent: $994
Housing units: 4,031
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.6%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,0465,076

Median household income

$64,111$62,192

Median home value

$152,800$191,800

Median gross rent

$1,005$994

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,046	$64,111	$152,800	$1,005
2020	5,148	$61,389	$152,100	$878
2021	5,161	$57,344	$156,700	$864
2022	5,114	$58,606	$174,700	$950
2023	5,076	$62,192	$191,800	$994

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5414.5%

55 to 6418.5%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	192	3.8%
5 to 17	808	15.9%
18 to 24	224	4.4%
25 to 34	523	10.3%
35 to 44	579	11.4%
45 to 54	735	14.5%
55 to 64	940	18.5%
65 to 74	675	13.3%
75 and over	400	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,525	89.1%
Black or African American	68	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.0%
Asian	22	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	29	0.6%
Two or more races	172	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	259	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate41.0%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree12.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	258	6.7%
High school graduate	1,579	41.0%
Some college or associate's	1,182	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	469	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	364	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.9%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,641	75.8%
Carpooled	248	11.5%
Public transit	20	0.9%
Walked	6	0.3%
Bicycle	5	0.2%
Worked from home	244	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	695	36.2%
15 to 29 min	540	28.1%
30 to 44 min	447	23.3%
45 to 59 min	137	7.1%
60+ min	101	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 11.8% (597 of 5,076)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,351	66.3%
Nonfamily households	686	33.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,037	50.5%
Vacant	1,994	49.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,783	87.5%
Renter-occupied	254	12.5%

1-unit, detached85.9%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units1.8%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,461	85.9%
1-unit, attached	21	0.5%
2 to 4 units	74	1.8%
5 to 19 units	19	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	456	11.3%

ZIP Code 18424

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