ZIP Code 18640

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 16,418
Median household income: $57,358
Median home value: $135,200

ZIP Code 18640 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 16,418 residents. Its median household income of $57,358 runs below the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18640's population declined 2.6% from 16,850 to 16,418, while its median gross rent rose 4.3% from $853 to $890.

25.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,418
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $57,358
Median home value: $135,200
Median gross rent: $890
Housing units: 8,036
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,85016,418

Median household income

$47,418$57,358

Median home value

$123,300$135,200

Median gross rent

$853$890

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,850	$47,418	$123,300	$853
2020	16,917	$43,066	$119,300	$728
2021	16,150	$47,593	$121,300	$795
2022	16,014	$49,753	$136,300	$826
2023	16,418	$57,358	$135,200	$890

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1714.1%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	798	4.9%
5 to 17	2,312	14.1%
18 to 24	1,026	6.2%
25 to 34	3,138	19.1%
35 to 44	1,439	8.8%
45 to 54	1,934	11.8%
55 to 64	2,412	14.7%
65 to 74	1,806	11.0%
75 and over	1,553	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,924	84.8%
Black or African American	707	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.0%
Asian	132	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.1%
Two or more races	671	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	961	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate37.9%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	708	5.8%
High school graduate	4,654	37.9%
Some college or associate's	3,830	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,970	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,120	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,774	74.4%
Carpooled	900	11.6%
Public transit	53	0.7%
Walked	153	2.0%
Bicycle	77	1.0%
Worked from home	746	9.6%
Other means	53	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,134	30.4%
15 to 29 min	3,065	43.7%
30 to 44 min	1,079	15.4%
45 to 59 min	179	2.6%
60+ min	553	7.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 14.7% (2,365 of 16,141)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,075	55.5%
Nonfamily households	3,262	44.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,337	91.3%
Vacant	699	8.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,225	57.6%
Renter-occupied	3,112	42.4%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached13.9%

2 to 4 units13.3%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other6.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,553	56.7%
1-unit, attached	1,120	13.9%
2 to 4 units	1,068	13.3%
5 to 19 units	181	2.3%
20 or more units	609	7.6%
Mobile home & other	505	6.3%

ZIP Code 18640

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