ZIP Code 18612

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 17,754
Median household income: $97,022
Median home value: $250,700

ZIP Code 18612 (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania) is home to about 17,754 residents. The median household income of $97,022 is above the Luzerne County median ($62,321).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 18612's population declined 3.7% from 18,432 to 17,754, while its median gross rent rose 20.3% from $956 to $1,150.

The typical home was built around 1974. 9.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,754
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $97,022
Median home value: $250,700
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 6,713
Homeownership rate: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,43217,754

Median household income

$73,345$97,022

Median home value

$196,900$250,700

Median gross rent

$956$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,432	$73,345	$196,900	$956
2020	18,761	$77,359	$206,400	$1,011
2021	18,382	$91,410	$213,500	$1,071
2022	18,033	$95,932	$241,500	$1,131
2023	17,754	$97,022	$250,700	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	616	3.5%
5 to 17	2,381	13.4%
18 to 24	2,158	12.2%
25 to 34	1,772	10.0%
35 to 44	2,427	13.7%
45 to 54	2,131	12.0%
55 to 64	2,515	14.2%
65 to 74	1,961	11.0%
75 and over	1,793	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,410	86.8%
Black or African American	1,055	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	22	0.1%
Asian	162	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	37	0.2%
Two or more races	459	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	609	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	861	6.8%
High school graduate	3,939	31.3%
Some college or associate's	3,097	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	2,538	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,164	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home12.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,881	80.1%
Carpooled	340	4.6%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	126	1.7%
Bicycle	12	0.2%
Worked from home	926	12.6%
Other means	49	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,736	27.1%
15 to 29 min	2,447	38.2%
30 to 44 min	1,251	19.5%
45 to 59 min	286	4.5%
60+ min	694	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 9.6% (1,389 of 14,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,163	68.5%
Nonfamily households	1,914	31.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,077	90.5%
Vacant	636	9.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,996	82.2%
Renter-occupied	1,081	17.8%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units1.5%

20 or more units6.2%

Mobile home & other4.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,910	73.1%
1-unit, attached	398	5.9%
2 to 4 units	587	8.7%
5 to 19 units	101	1.5%
20 or more units	417	6.2%
Mobile home & other	300	4.5%

ZIP Code 18612

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