ZIP Code 18444

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 13,681
Median household income: $84,919
Median home value: $249,400

ZIP Code 18444 (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 13,681 residents. At $84,919, its median household income sits above Lackawanna County's $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18444's population held roughly steady from 13,817 to 13,681, while its median gross rent rose 18.6% from $856 to $1,015.

32.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 85.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,681
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $84,919
Median home value: $249,400
Median gross rent: $1,015
Housing units: 5,954
Homeownership rate: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,81713,681

Median household income

$74,928$84,919

Median home value

$218,800$249,400

Median gross rent

$856$1,015

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,817	$74,928	$218,800	$856
2020	13,938	$76,184	$222,400	$858
2021	14,133	$78,467	$227,600	$885
2022	14,155	$83,750	$242,600	$1,010
2023	13,681	$84,919	$249,400	$1,015

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

Age distribution

Under 53.8%

5 to 1717.7%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6416.3%

65 to 7413.5%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	523	3.8%
5 to 17	2,417	17.7%
18 to 24	738	5.4%
25 to 34	1,297	9.5%
35 to 44	1,615	11.8%
45 to 54	1,968	14.4%
55 to 64	2,225	16.3%
65 to 74	1,845	13.5%
75 and over	1,053	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,392	90.6%
Black or African American	113	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	84	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	84	0.6%
Two or more races	614	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	394	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	589	5.9%
High school graduate	3,571	35.7%
Some college or associate's	2,590	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,000	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,253	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home10.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,101	77.4%
Carpooled	629	9.5%
Public transit	23	0.3%
Walked	82	1.2%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	696	10.6%
Other means	52	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,400	23.8%
15 to 29 min	2,721	46.2%
30 to 44 min	1,149	19.5%
45 to 59 min	214	3.6%
60+ min	409	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 7.5% (1,013 of 13,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,819	71.3%
Nonfamily households	1,539	28.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,358	90.0%
Vacant	596	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,554	85.0%
Renter-occupied	804	15.0%

1-unit, detached84.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,010	84.1%
1-unit, attached	65	1.1%
2 to 4 units	176	3.0%
5 to 19 units	23	0.4%
20 or more units	177	3.0%
Mobile home & other	503	8.4%

ZIP Code 18444

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