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ZIP Code 18705

ZIP Code	18705
City	WILKES BARRE
State	PA
Type	STANDARD
Post offices count	2 (see all)
Total population	15,334 (see all)

Cities in ZIP Code 18705

Primary city: WILKES BARRE, PA

Acceptable: HILLDALE, HUDSON, MINERS MILL, PARSONS, PLAINS, PLAINS TOWNSHIP, PLAINS TWP

Unacceptable: LAFLIN

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Census data for ZIP Code 18705

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 18705

Total population
Total population	15,334
Male	7,647
Female	7,687

Population by age
Total population	15,334
Under 5 years	1,070
5 to 9 years	764
10 to 14 years	831
15 to 19 years	618
20 to 24 years	756
25 to 34 years	2,328
35 to 44 years	2,099
45 to 54 years	1,830
55 to 59 years	1,048
60 to 64 years	1,000
65 to 74 years	1,718
75 to 84 years	848
85 years and over	424
Median age (years)	41.2
Under 18 years	3,069
16 years and over	12,557
18 years and over	12,265
21 years and over	11,903
62 years and over	3,729
65 years and over	2,990

Population by race
Total population	15,334
One race	14,597
White	12,129
Black or African American	926
American Indian and Alaska Native	6
Asian	86
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	28
Some other race	1,422
Two or more races	737

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	11,508
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	5,693
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	5,815

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

Households by type
Total households	6,442
Family households (families)	2,589
Married-couple family	726
Male householder, no wife present, family	1,231
Female householder, no husband present, family	991
Nonfamily households	1,896
Average household size	2,169
Average family size	2.38

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

Income and benefits (in 2021 inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	6,442
Less than $10,000	274
$10,000 to $14,999	197
$15,000 to $24,999	757
$25,000 to $34,999	536
$35,000 to $49,999	1,031
$50,000 to $74,999	1,456
$75,000 to $99,999	1,021
$100,000 to $149,999	760
$150,000 to $199,999	247
$200,000 or more	163
Median household income (dollars)	54,891

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	7,457
Occupied housing units	6,442
Vacant housing units	1,015

Units in structure
Total housing units	7,457
1-unit, detached	4,766
1-unit, attached	1,405
2 units	534
3 or 4 units	560
5 to 9 units	94
10 to 19 units	31
20 or more units	50
Mobile home	17
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	7,457
Built 2014 or later	0
Built 2010 to 2013	23
Built 2000 to 2009	246
Built 1990 to 1999	264
Built 1980 to 1989	384
Built 1970 to 1979	530
Built 1960 to 1969	698
Built 1950 to 1959	760
Built 1940 to 1949	911
Built 1939 or earlier	3,641

Rooms
Total housing units	7,457
1 room	30
2 rooms	26
3 rooms	459
4 rooms	1,020
5 rooms	1,140
6 rooms	2,279
7 rooms	983
8 rooms	780
9 rooms or more	740
Median rooms	6.0

Bedrooms
Total housing units	7,457
No bedroom	35
1 bedroom	666
2 bedrooms	1,808
3 bedrooms	3,884
4 bedrooms	907
5 or more bedrooms	157

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	6,442
Owner-occupied	4,163
Renter-occupied	2,279
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	6,442
Moved in 2017 or later	325
Moved in 2015 to 2016	1,478
Moved in 2010 to 2014	1,176
Moved in 2000 to 2009	1,143
Moved in 1990 to 1999	890
Moved in 1989 and earlier	1,430

Value
Owner-occupied units	4,163
Less than $50,000	336
$50,000 to $99,999	1,715
$100,000 to $149,999	1,082
$150,000 to $199,999	627
$200,000 to $299,999	301
$300,000 to $499,999	93
$500,000 to $999,999	9
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	101,100

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	4,163
Housing units with a mortgage	1,945
Housing units without a mortgage	2,218

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	2,053
Less than $500	133
$500 to $999	1,307
$1,000 to $1,499	517
$1,500 to $1,999	88
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	8
Median (dollars)	803
No rent paid	226

Data is based on 2021 Census

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Census data for ZIP Code 18705

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 18705

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 18705

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