18504 Zip Code (Scranton, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2015: 20,197
Zip code population in 2010: 21,265
Zip code population in 2000: 22,070

Houses and condos: 9,883
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,422
Mar. 2016 cost of living index in zip code 18504: 95.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 8.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2,343 people per square mile

(low).

Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 18504

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2015:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2015: $2,018 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2015: $1,733 (1.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 18504:

• High school or higher: 88.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
• Unemployed: 8.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18504:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 44.2%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 8.3%
• Divorced: 11.2%

Urban population: 19,696
Rural population: 500

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18504, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,209 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,209
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $33,993 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$33,993
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.6% for AGIs below $25k, 82.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 55.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $794 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$794
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,837 (reported on 17.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,837
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,145 (reported on 9.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,145
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,057 (reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,057
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,676 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

18504:	$9,676
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,039 (21% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,039
State:	$23,538

Here:	21.1% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $1,784 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,784
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,402 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

18504:	$7,402
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,283 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,283
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.0%

Here:	51%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 47.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18504, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,028 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,028
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $29,420 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$29,420
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 99.7% for AGIs below $10k, 78.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,240 (reported on 42.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,240
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,530 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,530
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,242 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,242
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,248 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	+$10,248
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,832 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

18504:	$2,832
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $7,500 (reported on 0.1% of returns)

Here:	$7,500
Pennsylvania:	$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $13,830 (21% of AGI, reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$13,830
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,672 (2% of AGI, reported on 16.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,672
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,830 (reported on 69.1% of returns)

18504:	$3,830
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,620 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,620
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.5%

Here:	54%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $10k, 54.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 55.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 18517, 18503, 18508, 18411, 18509, 18505.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,698
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,633

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 254 (180 now married, 74 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,511 (1,705 now married, 2,806 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 18504 with a mortgage: 2,951 (101 second mortgage, 379 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,958

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,143
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $494

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2015:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2015:

• Zip code 18504 household income distribution in 2015

• 
• 607Less than $10,000
• 658$10,000 to $14,999
• 835$15,000 to $19,999
• 580$20,000 to $24,999
• 501$25,000 to $29,999
• 415$30,000 to $34,999
• 517$35,000 to $39,999
• 376$40,000 to $44,999
• 421$45,000 to $49,999
• 686$50,000 to $59,999
• 921$60,000 to $74,999
• 871$75,000 to $99,999
• 478$100,000 to $124,999
• 213$125,000 to $149,999
• 160$150,000 to $199,999
• 92$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2015 in zip code 18504

• 
• 74Less than $10,000
• 36$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 18$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$30,000 to $34,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 154$40,000 to $49,999
• 310$50,000 to $59,999
• 234$60,000 to $69,999
• 403$70,000 to $79,999
• 502$80,000 to $89,999
• 370$90,000 to $99,999
• 1,006$100,000 to $124,999
• 408$125,000 to $149,999
• 403$150,000 to $174,999
• 305$175,000 to $199,999
• 333$200,000 to $249,999
• 144$250,000 to $299,999
• 90$300,000 to $399,999
• 37$400,000 to $499,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999
• 8$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2015 in zip code 18504

• 
• 32Less than $100
• 12$100 to $149
• 48$150 to $199
• 88$200 to $249
• 71$250 to $299
• 147$300 to $349
• 202$350 to $399
• 220$400 to $449
• 271$450 to $499
• 514$500 to $549
• 228$550 to $599
• 481$600 to $649
• 262$650 to $699
• 237$700 to $749
• 134$750 to $799
• 104$800 to $899
• 20$900 to $999
• 21$1,000 to $1,249
• 32$1,250 to $1,499
• 298No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2015: $723.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2015: $102,664.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2015 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,272
• Black or African American householders: $62,027
• Asian householders: $140,318
• Two or more races householders: $117,162
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $130,945

Estimated median house or condo value in 2015: $107,100 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $78,300 - $156,200

Mean price in 2015:

Detached houses: $124,020

Here:	$124,020
State:	$233,967

Townhouses or other attached units: $106,333

Here:	$106,333
State:	$171,258

In 2-unit structures: $90,544

Here:	$90,544
State:	$159,964

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $115,714

Here:	$115,714
State:	$187,323

Mobile homes: $84,063

Here:	$84,063
State:	$59,475

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,395
• One, attached: 1,372
• Two: 1,515
• 3 or 4: 1,147
• 5 to 9: 148
• 10 to 19: 61
• 20 to 49: 36
• 50 or more: 79
• Mobile homes: 130

Unemployment: 8.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 18504

• 
• 81.8%7,454Drove a car alone
• 9.2%842Carpooled
• 2.7%248Bus or trolley bus
• 0.1%12Motorcycle
• 0.2%17Bicycle
• 2.7%247Walked
• 0.7%67Other means
• 2.5%227Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18504

• 
• 125Less than 5 minutes
• 1,0995 to 9 minutes
• 2,21010 to 14 minutes
• 1,78315 to 19 minutes
• 1,53420 to 24 minutes
• 40625 to 29 minutes
• 66730 to 34 minutes
• 14235 to 39 minutes
• 14640 to 44 minutes
• 45845 to 59 minutes
• 13260 to 89 minutes
• 18590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,165

• In family households: 16,090 (2,636 male householders, 2,315 female householders)

  3,333 spouses, 6,229 children (5,819 natural, 145 adopted, 267 stepchildren), 305 grandchildren, 249 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, 242 other relatives, 389 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,075 (1,434 male householders (1,165 living alone)), 1,946 female householders (1,694 living alone)), 695 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 32

Size of family households: 2,154 2-persons, 1,202 3-persons, 887 4-persons, 497 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 72 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,859 1-person, 441 2-persons, 71 3-persons, 9 4-persons

2,401 married couples with children.
1,728 single-parent households (422 men, 1,306 women).

91.1% of residents of 18504 zip code speak English at home.
5.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 15% well, 25% not well, 5% not at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 22% well, 2% not well, 3% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% very well, 16% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (80% very well, 20% well).

There are 44 Medical Specialists in Zip Code 18504.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ARLINGTON IND (1 STAUFFER INDUSTRIAL PARK in SCRANTON, PA)

  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - RCRIS-PAR000505248, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: NONCURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICES
  Organizations: STARK THOMAS S (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BAMS AUTO BODY (REAR 708 N MAIN AVE in SCRANTON, PA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , BILL MOLINARO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.6%

Population in 1990: 22,279. Population change in the 1990s: -209 (-0.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 15,844
• Northeast: 2,282
• Midwest: 207
• South: 327
• West: 236

72% of the 18504 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

88% of the 18504 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 219
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 389

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SCRANTON, PA):

• ROBART CONSTRUCTION, INC (320 CRISP AVE; small business) : $230,502 in 11 contracts from 2001 to 2003

  Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Miscellaneous Buildings by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $69,000; 2002: $103,036; 2003: $58,466; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $69,000 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-10-29. Completion date: 2002-01-07.
  $36,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-06. Completion date: 2002-04-19.
  $28,400 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2002-12-10. Completion date: 2003-01-23.
  $26,399 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-07-17. Completion date: 2002-01-17.
  

• JAMES W GERARD, INC. (624 FELLOWS STREET; small business)

  $64,300 with Army for Demolition of Buildings. Signed on 1999-12-01. Completion date: 2000-05-31.

• MESTEK INC. (888 NORTH KEYSER AVENUE)

  $42,646 with Defense Logistics Agency for Aircraft Air Conditioning, Heating, and Pressurizing Equipment. Signed on 2000-05-15. Completion date: 2000-09-12.

• KINBACK CORP (1204 SOUTH MAIN AVE; small business)
  9 employees, $1700000 revenue

  $9,275 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Penal Facilities. Signed on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-05-15.

• R J WALKER CO INC (1555 N KEYSER AVE; small business) : $8,111 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $4,724 with Army for Space and Water Heating Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-15. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
  $3,387, same as above. Signed on 2005-11-08. Completion date: 2005-11-11.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Computer Systems Design Services (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 2)

Most common first names in zip code 18504 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	549	79.6 years
John	523	73.0 years
Joseph	368	71.4 years
William	300	72.8 years
Helen	239	78.8 years
Anna	215	80.8 years
Margaret	203	78.0 years
Robert	181	68.5 years
Frank	170	75.7 years
Thomas	162	69.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 18504 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	129	78.1 years
Williams	106	76.9 years
Davis	100	73.7 years
Evans	85	77.4 years
Thomas	73	75.5 years
Morgan	59	77.3 years
Smith	56	74.3 years
Lewis	45	78.3 years
Walsh	43	75.2 years
Hughes	40	75.2 years

Businesses in zip code 18504
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Little Caesars Pizza	1
AutoZone	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	1
Blockbuster	1		McDonald's	1
Burger King	1		Rite Aid	2
CVS	1		SAS Shoes	1
Curves	1		U-Haul	1
FedEx	1		Volkswagen	1
Kroger	2		Walgreens	1