ZIP 18706 · Wilkes Barre
Who lives in ZIP code 18706 (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
People16,387
Median age38.3
Household income$58,558
Home value$133,801
Median rent$965/mo
Poverty20.8%
College degree+18.6%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 241 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,630
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
22.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,128.
Education (adults 25+)
37.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
19.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.0%
- Never married
- 38.7%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 7.5%
- Family size
- 3.07
- Dual-income families
- 41.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.3%
- Rent burden
- 27.5%
- Men / women
- 50% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.0%
- Unemployment
- 4.7%
- Self-employed
- 6.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.0%
- Veterans
- 7.6%
- With a disability
- 20.3%
- No health insurance
- 6.7%
- Limited English
- 3.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.