ZIP Code 18505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 21,417
Median household income: $52,599
Median home value: $139,800

Covering part of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 18505 has about 21,417 residents. Its median household income of $52,599 runs below the Lackawanna County figure of $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18505's population held roughly steady from 21,581 to 21,417, while its median gross rent rose 23.6% from $772 to $954.

The typical home was built around 1944. 19.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,417
Median age: 38.6 yrs
Median household income: $52,599
Median home value: $139,800
Median gross rent: $954
Housing units: 9,996
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,58121,417

Median household income

$42,135$52,599

Median home value

$103,100$139,800

Median gross rent

$772$954

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,581	$42,135	$103,100	$772
2020	21,671	$42,463	$104,400	$775
2021	21,643	$45,030	$111,500	$817
2022	21,588	$51,535	$127,300	$899
2023	21,417	$52,599	$139,800	$954

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 249.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,099	5.1%
5 to 17	3,863	18.0%
18 to 24	2,119	9.9%
25 to 34	2,662	12.4%
35 to 44	2,529	11.8%
45 to 54	2,647	12.4%
55 to 64	2,467	11.5%
65 to 74	2,495	11.6%
75 and over	1,536	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,197	61.6%
Black or African American	1,415	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	1,309	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	133	0.6%
Two or more races	1,028	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,328	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate35.7%

Some college or associate's25.3%

Bachelor's degree17.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,906	13.3%
High school graduate	5,117	35.7%
Some college or associate's	3,620	25.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,444	17.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,249	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone67.5%

Carpooled17.5%

Public transit2.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,447	67.5%
Carpooled	1,669	17.5%
Public transit	203	2.1%
Walked	127	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	932	9.8%
Other means	174	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,366	39.0%
15 to 29 min	3,559	41.3%
30 to 44 min	1,069	12.4%
45 to 59 min	141	1.6%
60+ min	485	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 19.8% (4,157 of 20,960)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,318	62.3%
Nonfamily households	3,213	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1944

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,531	85.3%
Vacant	1,465	14.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,689	55.0%
Renter-occupied	3,842	45.0%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units18.2%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,099	61.0%
1-unit, attached	897	9.0%
2 to 4 units	1,824	18.2%
5 to 19 units	903	9.0%
20 or more units	273	2.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 18505

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