ZIP 18701 · Wilkes Barre
Who lives in ZIP code 18701 (Wilkes Barre, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wilkes Barre, PA · Luzerne County
uszips 2026
People4,294
Median age23.1
Household income$33,329
Home value—
Median rent$902/mo
Poverty20.0%
College degree+24.1%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 3,306 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,249
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.0% are 65 or older; 97.7% are adults.
Household income
14.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $11,000.
Education (adults 25+)
51.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
16.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 11.7%
- Never married
- 70.0%
- Divorced
- 8.1%
- Widowed
- 10.2%
- Family size
- 2.44
- Dual-income families
- 46.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 7.8%
- Rent burden
- 33.3%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 38.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.4%
- Self-employed
- 5.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.5%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.5%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.