ZIP 18509 · Scranton
Who lives in ZIP code 18509 (Scranton, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Scranton, PA · Lackawanna County
uszips 2026
People13,055
Median age38.0
Household income$51,062
Home value$183,195
Median rent$1,039/mo
Poverty18.9%
College degree+29.4%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,704 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,018
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.6% are 65 or older; 81.3% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,206.
Education (adults 25+)
35.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.4%
- Never married
- 49.8%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 3.03
- Dual-income families
- 49.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 48.6%
- Rent burden
- 36.3%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.6%
- Unemployment
- 4.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.1%
- Veterans
- 6.4%
- With a disability
- 17.6%
- No health insurance
- 7.3%
- Limited English
- 2.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.