ZIP 18709 · Luzerne
Who lives in ZIP code 18709 (Luzerne, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Luzerne, PA · Luzerne County
uszips 2026
People2,910
Median age46.1
Household income$42,135
Home value$112,963
Median rent$807/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+16.3%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 1,478 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,443
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.4% are 65 or older; 78.5% are adults.
Household income
19.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,384.
Education (adults 25+)
42.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 33.6%
- Never married
- 36.4%
- Divorced
- 19.3%
- Widowed
- 10.6%
- Family size
- 2.98
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 58.0%
- Rent burden
- 34.5%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.1%
- Self-employed
- 7.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.0%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 21.4%
- No health insurance
- 2.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.