ZIP Code 18651

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Population: 8,672
Median household income: $43,639
Median home value: $90,400

ZIP Code 18651 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, home to about 8,672 residents. Its median household income of $43,639 runs below the Luzerne County figure of $62,321.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 18651's population held roughly steady from 8,693 to 8,672, while its median gross rent rose 26.5% from $735 to $930.

The median gross rent is $930. 11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,672
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $43,639
Median home value: $90,400
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 4,586
Homeownership rate: 55.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6938,672

Median household income

$45,021$43,639

Median home value

$83,600$90,400

Median gross rent

$735$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,693	$45,021	$83,600	$735
2020	8,987	$40,172	$77,700	$710
2021	8,816	$42,623	$82,600	$758
2022	8,704	$46,554	$90,700	$843
2023	8,672	$43,639	$90,400	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5414.0%

55 to 6416.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	576	6.6%
5 to 17	1,426	16.4%
18 to 24	624	7.2%
25 to 34	943	10.9%
35 to 44	868	10.0%
45 to 54	1,217	14.0%
55 to 64	1,387	16.0%
65 to 74	875	10.1%
75 and over	756	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,099	81.9%
Black or African American	393	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	29	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.4%
Two or more races	240	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	879	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.8%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	956	15.8%
High school graduate	2,735	45.2%
Some college or associate's	1,664	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	482	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	209	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit1.4%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,602	73.8%
Carpooled	396	11.2%
Public transit	48	1.4%
Walked	116	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	250	7.1%
Other means	114	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,016	31.0%
15 to 29 min	1,388	42.4%
30 to 44 min	540	16.5%
45 to 59 min	100	3.1%
60+ min	232	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.34
Poverty rate: 18.9% (1,632 of 8,652)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,060	55.6%
Nonfamily households	1,646	44.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1943

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,706	80.8%
Vacant	880	19.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,049	55.3%
Renter-occupied	1,657	44.7%

1-unit, detached50.5%

1-unit, attached21.0%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units3.4%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,317	50.5%
1-unit, attached	965	21.0%
2 to 4 units	737	16.1%
5 to 19 units	272	5.9%
20 or more units	154	3.4%
Mobile home & other	141	3.1%

ZIP Code 18651

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