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Wilkes Barre, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wilkes Barre, PA: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 74,653. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WILKES-BARRE-PA · Wilkes Barre, PA 4 ZIPs · 74,653 pop · #21120/25278 · Luzerne County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-WIDE · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $51,902
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21120/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hazleton
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-SMALL 74,653
  • SPREAD-WIDE 18701→18705
  • HOME-LOW $153,625

Nearest income peer: Hazleton, PA ( $424 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Wilkes Barre

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wilkes Barre on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Wilkes Barre, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

16th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
74,653
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$51,902
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 4 ZIPs ($51,902 average) · poverty 20.6%. The primary code (18702) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.6%) for this income tier, rent $976 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Pennsylvania, Dravosburg is the closest lower-income city and Scottdale the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wilkes Barre.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Wilkes Barre differ

Wilkes Barre's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $33,329 in ZIP 18701 to $59,344 in ZIP 18705, while home values span $131,900 in 18702 to $203,600 in 18701. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.8×

18701 to 18705

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.5×

18702 to 18701

Poverty-rate spread
4.2 points

18702 to 18705

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 18702 skews compact Wilkes Barre

In this 4-ZIP cluster, 18702 covers about 54% of Wilkes Barre's 74,653 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Wilkes Barre

Citywide ZBP: 1,939 establishments, 44,503 employees , annual payroll $2,248,348k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 18702 (1,142 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (354) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Wilkes Barre, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Luzerne County, which covers 40 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Wilkes Barre. See the Luzerne County roll-up →

Wilkes Barre sits in the lower half of Luzerne County on income: Pittston, Kingston and Dallas report more, and only Plymouth reports less. Mountain Top marks the far end of that range at $109,567, 111% above Wilkes Barre.

Side-by-side: Compare 18702 vs 18706 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
18702 40,295 $56,378 1,142 224
18706 16,105 $58,558 275 235
18705 14,806 $59,344 242 1,047
18701 3,447 $33,329 280 2,491
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Wilkes Barre roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Wilkes Barre, .