ZIP 18705 · Wilkes Barre
Who lives in ZIP code 18705 (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
People15,624
Median age36.5
Household income$59,344
Home value$139,154
Median rent$1,024/mo
Poverty22.9%
College degree+24.9%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,217 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,339
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.5% are 65 or older; 75.0% are adults.
Household income
25.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,593.
Education (adults 25+)
47.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
23.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.0%
- Never married
- 42.0%
- Divorced
- 10.7%
- Widowed
- 7.2%
- Family size
- 3.15
- Dual-income families
- 50.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.8%
- Rent burden
- 24.1%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 7.1%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 5.0%
- With a disability
- 16.9%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.