ZIP 18702 · Wilkes Barre
Who lives in ZIP code 18702 (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
People41,970
Median age39.1
Household income$56,378
Home value$133,895
Median rent$1,011/mo
Poverty18.7%
College degree+23.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 208 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,951
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 79.1% are adults.
Household income
24.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,415.
Education (adults 25+)
46.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
27.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.3%
- Never married
- 43.2%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 3.05
- Dual-income families
- 49.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 59.5%
- Rent burden
- 33.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.8%
- Unemployment
- 8.2%
- Self-employed
- 7.9%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.3%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 8.1%
- Limited English
- 6.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.