Luzerne County

Luzerne County has 327,675 residents across 36 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $63,691, 18% below the Pennsylvania figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $174,100, and 25% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

327,675residentsACS 2020–2024

$63,691median household incomePennsylvania: $78K

$174,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

88%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Luzerne County in PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Luzerne County highlighted; the rest of Pennsylvania in grey

Map of Pennsylvania with Luzerne County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 36 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
18201	32,067	$48K	$153K	53%	11%	86%	22 min
18202	13,755	$55K	$212K	73%	22%	89%	24 min
18219	1,047	$53K	$236K	64%	23%	88%	18 min
18221	436	$71K	$204K	74%	10%	93%	17 min
18222	9,789	$109K	$241K	86%	30%	94%	27 min
18224	6,031	$70K	$130K	67%	20%	86%	27 min
18234	616	$31K	$233K	58%	0%	100%	20 min
18241	249	$84K	$95K	83%	15%	68%	39 min
18249	4,191	$98K	$298K	86%	37%	92%	28 min
18256	185	$58K	$155K	95%	28%	61%	22 min
18602	628	$161K	$413K	99%	52%	92%	49 min
18612	17,739	$94K	$259K	84%	37%	92%	30 min
18617	1,791	$53K	$83K	64%	18%	73%	28 min
18618	3,570	$84K	$244K	82%	40%	95%	35 min
18621	4,744	$72K	$186K	89%	19%	86%	35 min
18622	252	$64K	$196K	100%	17%	81%	28 min
18634	13,785	$61K	$112K	61%	20%	87%	24 min
18635	3,734	$73K	$196K	81%	24%	89%	28 min
18640	16,581	$61K	$148K	59%	28%	87%	23 min
18641	6,305	$76K	$152K	71%	21%	95%	20 min
18642	4,530	$61K	$159K	69%	23%	84%	29 min
18643	12,848	$63K	$175K	71%	29%	84%	24 min
18644	7,552	$70K	$179K	69%	32%	90%	23 min
18651	8,703	$42K	$98K	56%	10%	78%	26 min
18655	6,018	$73K	$191K	83%	18%	83%	38 min
18656	2,066	$77K	$233K	93%	24%	89%	34 min
18660	3,137	$81K	$207K	92%	25%	89%	31 min
18661	5,759	$75K	$196K	85%	23%	91%	32 min
18701	4,294	$33K	$204K	8%	24%	76%	22 min
18702	41,970	$56K	$132K	60%	24%	85%	22 min
18704	31,149	$64K	$162K	60%	27%	92%	22 min
18705	15,624	$59K	$141K	61%	25%	87%	23 min
18706	16,387	$59K	$138K	66%	19%	85%	21 min
18707	16,689	$110K	$301K	90%	45%	94%	27 min
18708	8,867	$99K	$265K	86%	48%	92%	28 min
18709	2,910	$42K	$114K	58%	16%	90%	23 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

327,675 residents in 135,055 households, next to the Pennsylvania figure.

20%

under 18

21%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

33%

of households are people living alone

42%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

151,287 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $174,100 (±$3,161).

68%

of households own their home

64%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

11%

of housing units are vacant

$1,004

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20193%

2000–20097%

1990–19997%

1980–19898%

1970–197916%

1960–19699%

1950–195910%

1940–19499%

1939 or earlier30%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,684.

$63,691

median household income

15.3%

of people live below the poverty line

5.8%

unemployment rate

25%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

10%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

88%

of households have a broadband subscription

10%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.