ZIP 18252 · Tamaqua
Who lives in ZIP code 18252 (Tamaqua, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Tamaqua, PA · Schuylkill County
uszips 2026
People11,024
Median age42.7
Household income$65,257
Home value$143,363
Median rent$977/mo
Poverty19.8%
College degree+18.7%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA (micro)
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 63 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,449
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 75.4% are adults.
Household income
27.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,481.
Education (adults 25+)
35.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.1%
- Never married
- 35.1%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.95
- Dual-income families
- 50.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.5%
- Rent burden
- 29.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.4%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 7.3%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.7%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.0%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.