ZIP Code 18509

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 13,268
Median household income: $52,206
Median home value: $176,300

ZIP Code 18509 (Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 13,268 residents. Its median household income of $52,206 runs below the Lackawanna County figure of $64,691.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18509's population declined 4.2% from 13,851 to 13,268, while its median gross rent rose 23.9% from $800 to $991.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 77.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,268
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $52,206
Median home value: $176,300
Median gross rent: $991
Housing units: 6,017
Homeownership rate: 47.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,85113,268

Median household income

$50,656$52,206

Median home value

$129,200$176,300

Median gross rent

$800$991

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,851	$50,656	$129,200	$800
2020	13,786	$44,852	$136,300	$827
2021	14,336	$47,531	$145,500	$850
2022	13,697	$52,163	$162,800	$930
2023	13,268	$52,206	$176,300	$991

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	655	4.9%
5 to 17	1,836	13.8%
18 to 24	1,625	12.2%
25 to 34	2,015	15.2%
35 to 44	1,641	12.4%
45 to 54	1,591	12.0%
55 to 64	1,554	11.7%
65 to 74	1,137	8.6%
75 and over	1,214	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,257	77.3%
Black or African American	1,001	7.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.1%
Asian	184	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	18	0.1%
Some other race	133	1.0%
Two or more races	336	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,330	10.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate37.4%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree14.9%

Graduate or professional degree13.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	903	9.9%
High school graduate	3,424	37.4%
Some college or associate's	2,219	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,363	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,243	13.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.9%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,082	75.8%
Carpooled	543	10.1%
Public transit	48	0.9%
Walked	257	4.8%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	441	8.2%
Other means	15	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,706	54.7%
15 to 29 min	1,420	28.7%
30 to 44 min	362	7.3%
45 to 59 min	180	3.6%
60+ min	279	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.15
Poverty rate: 18.6% (2,128 of 11,444)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,660	51.1%
Nonfamily households	2,546	48.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,206	86.5%
Vacant	811	13.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,449	47.0%
Renter-occupied	2,757	53.0%

1-unit, detached42.4%

1-unit, attached11.1%

2 to 4 units32.7%

5 to 19 units6.1%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,553	42.4%
1-unit, attached	668	11.1%
2 to 4 units	1,967	32.7%
5 to 19 units	366	6.1%
20 or more units	446	7.4%
Mobile home & other	17	0.3%

ZIP Code 18509

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