ZIP Code 18635

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 3,640
Median household income: $70,774
Median home value: $187,300

Covering part of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, ZIP Code 18635 has about 3,640 residents. At $70,774, its median household income sits above Luzerne County's $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18635's population declined 4.1% from 3,797 to 3,640, while its median gross rent rose 9.8% from $820 to $900.

21.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 83.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,640
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $70,774
Median home value: $187,300
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 1,727
Homeownership rate: 83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,7973,640

Median household income

$61,833$70,774

Median home value

$148,600$187,300

Median gross rent

$820$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,797	$61,833	$148,600	$820
2020	3,790	$65,967	$161,700	$786
2021	3,622	$68,750	$165,800	$824
2022	3,567	$73,259	$191,300	$916
2023	3,640	$70,774	$187,300	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 348.9%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	247	6.8%
5 to 17	479	13.2%
18 to 24	246	6.8%
25 to 34	324	8.9%
35 to 44	500	13.7%
45 to 54	420	11.5%
55 to 64	561	15.4%
65 to 74	503	13.8%
75 and over	360	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,504	96.3%
Black or African American	32	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	5	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	19	0.5%
Two or more races	35	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	41	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate45.6%

Some college or associate's27.6%

Bachelor's degree11.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	148	5.5%
High school graduate	1,217	45.6%
Some college or associate's	736	27.6%
Bachelor's degree	306	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	261	9.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.2%

Carpooled2.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,447	83.2%
Carpooled	43	2.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	183	10.5%
Other means	22	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	407	26.1%
15 to 29 min	698	44.8%
30 to 44 min	245	15.7%
45 to 59 min	85	5.5%
60+ min	122	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 6.3% (229 of 3,623)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,006	64.7%
Nonfamily households	550	35.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1966

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,556	90.1%
Vacant	171	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,291	83.0%
Renter-occupied	265	17.0%

1-unit, detached77.5%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units11.3%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other6.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,338	77.5%
1-unit, attached	47	2.7%
2 to 4 units	196	11.3%
5 to 19 units	19	1.1%
20 or more units	13	0.8%
Mobile home & other	114	6.6%

ZIP Code 18635

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