18705 Zip Code (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 14,843
Zip code population in 2010: 14,806
Zip code population in 2000: 15,485

Houses and condos: 7,350
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,149
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 18705: 93.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 5.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 2,719 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,067 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,868 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 18705:

• High school or higher: 88.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18705:

• Never married: 31.2%
• Now married: 47.0%
• Separated: 2.2%
• Widowed: 8.5%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 13,33790.1%White
  • 7425.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3832.6%Black
  • 1931.3%Two or more races
  • 1170.8%Asian
  • 150.1%American Indian
  • 190.1%Some other race

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18705, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,238 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,238
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $36,977 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

Here:	$36,977
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.9% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 49.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,033 (reported on 33.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,033
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,303 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,303
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,209 (reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	+$2,209
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,351 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$12,351
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,180 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

18705:	$9,180
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $16,360 (19% of AGI, reported on 16.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,360
State:	$23,538

Here:	18.5% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,032 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,032
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $6,958 (reported on 16.2% of returns)

18705:	$6,958
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,064 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,064
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 50.6% for AGIs below $25k, 52.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 83.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18705, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,431 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,431
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $32,318 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,318
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.7% for AGIs below $10k, 73.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,399 (reported on 51.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,399
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,408 (reported on 26.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,408
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,508 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,508
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,173 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$14,173
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,783 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

18705:	$2,783
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% 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: $16,350 (reported on 0.3% of returns)

Here:	$16,350
Pennsylvania:	$14,674

Total itemized deductions: $13,736 (19% of AGI, reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$13,736
State:	$18,804

Here:	19.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,705 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,705
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.3% 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, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,553 (reported on 73.4% of returns)

18705:	$4,553
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,574 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,574
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.4%

Here:	54%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 48.3% for AGIs below $10k, 53.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 57.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 18701, 18709, 18644, 18704, 18702, 18643.
Wilkes Barre Zip Code Map

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 40.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 855
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,555

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 205 (111 now married, 92 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 3,393 (1,481 now married, 1,910 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 18705 with a mortgage: 2,080 (18 second mortgage, 171 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,222

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,123
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $459

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 18705 household income distribution in 2019

• 283Less than $10,000
• 231$10,000 to $14,999
• 364$15,000 to $19,999
• 379$20,000 to $24,999
• 304$25,000 to $29,999
• 373$30,000 to $34,999
• 257$35,000 to $39,999
• 322$40,000 to $44,999
• 314$45,000 to $49,999
• 730$50,000 to $59,999
• 751$60,000 to $74,999
• 886$75,000 to $99,999
• 447$100,000 to $124,999
• 261$125,000 to $149,999
• 228$150,000 to $199,999
• 214$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 18705

• 5Less than $10,000
• 7$10,000 to $14,999
• 38$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 8$25,000 to $29,999
• 63$30,000 to $34,999
• 31$35,000 to $39,999
• 132$40,000 to $49,999
• 209$50,000 to $59,999
• 476$60,000 to $69,999
• 372$70,000 to $79,999
• 398$80,000 to $89,999
• 247$90,000 to $99,999
• 486$100,000 to $124,999
• 352$125,000 to $149,999
• 310$150,000 to $174,999
• 243$175,000 to $199,999
• 229$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 107$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 18705

• 43$100 to $149
• 6$150 to $199
• 8$200 to $249
• 9$250 to $299
• 51$300 to $349
• 55$350 to $399
• 159$400 to $449
• 169$450 to $499
• 333$500 to $549
• 176$550 to $599
• 215$600 to $649
• 59$650 to $699
• 153$700 to $749
• 84$750 to $799
• 87$800 to $899
• 114$900 to $999
• 7$1,000 to $1,249
• 19$1,500 to $1,999
• 6$3,500 or more
• 212No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $790.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $101,285
• Asian householders: $49,780

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $102,613 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $76,915 - $152,655

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $89,730

Here:	$89,730
State:	$255,931

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,010

Here:	$110,010
State:	$201,403

In 2-unit structures: $154,936

Here:	$154,936
State:	$189,304

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $102,471

Here:	$102,471
State:	$200,358

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $103,679

Here:	$103,679
State:	$294,099

Mobile homes: $121,006

Here:	$121,006
State:	$62,605

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 4,698
• One, attached: 1,166
• Two: 700
• 3 or 4: 578
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 25
• 20 to 49: 32
• 50 or more: 17
• Mobile homes: 15

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 18705

• 76.6%6,084Drove a car alone
• 14.6%1,163Carpooled
• 1.4%112Bus or trolley bus
• 0.2%17Taxi
• 0.1%7Bicycle
• 2.5%198Walked
• 0.2%14Other means
• 4.0%321Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18705

• 437Less than 5 minutes
• 1,4735 to 9 minutes
• 1,73010 to 14 minutes
• 1,65015 to 19 minutes
• 97420 to 24 minutes
• 15325 to 29 minutes
• 42630 to 34 minutes
• 14235 to 39 minutes
• 15040 to 44 minutes
• 23745 to 59 minutes
• 10560 to 89 minutes
• 12890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 14,843

• Male householders: 2,995 (849 living alone), Female householders: 3,434 (1,288 living alone)

• 2,716 spouses (2,645 opposite-sex spouses), 549 unmarried partners, (528 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,860 children (3,739 natural, 37 adopted, 79 stepchildren), 240 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 157 parents, 45 foster children, 256 other relatives, 465 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,818 2-persons, 842 3-persons, 719 4-persons, 348 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,137 1-person, 389 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 58 4-persons, 19 5-persons

1,530 married couples with children.
869 single-parent households (218 men, 651 women).

83.3% of residents of 18705 zip code speak English at home.
10.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% very well, 17% well, 14% not well, 6% not at all).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 8% well, 10% not well, 2% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 21% well, 26% not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (89% very well, 6% not well, 5% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ALTEC IND (250 LAIRD STREET in PLAINS, PA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - PCS-PAR802206, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, AFS-63-0362926-1, AIR PROGRAM, RCRIS-PAD146743216, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: TRUCK AND BUS BODIES
  Business NAICS classification: MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/GENERAL) , OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , ALTEC INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.9%

Population in 1990: 17,504.

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

• This state: 10,918
• Northeast: 1,590
• Midwest: 180
• South: 437
• West: 102

75% of the 18705 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.

91% of the 18705 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 105
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 246

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• AG ALBERT ED ALBERT GJ ALBERT (610 N PENNSYLVANIA AVE in WILKES BARRE, PA; small business) : $324,487 in 57 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal, Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Miscellaneous Items, Bars and Rods, Nonferrous Base Metal, and more by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $27,834; 2001: $0; 2002: $6,075; 2003: $62,155; 2004: $72,060; 2005: $119,337; 2006: $37,026.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $27,834 with Army for Plate, Sheet, Strip, and Foil; Nonferrous Base Metal. Signed on 2000-03-30. Completion date: 2000-04-11.
  $22,513, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-19. Completion date: 2006-02-03.
  $22,424, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2005-10-11.
  $15,418, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-13. Completion date: 2003-07-07.
  

• SINCAVAGE LUMBER COMPANY (60 MAFFETT ST in PLAINS, PA; small business) : $151,352 in 11 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Plywood and Veneer, Airframe Structural Components, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials, Hardware, Commercial, and more by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $3,745; 2004: $13,564; 2005: $66,867; 2006: $67,176.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $57,801 with Army for Plywood and Veneer. Signed on 2006-03-09. Completion date: 2006-03-24.
  $35,282, same as above. Signed on 2005-09-15. Completion date: 2005-10-07.
  $19,119 with Army for Airframe Structural Components. Signed on 2005-12-27. Completion date: 2006-01-27.
  $9,375 with Army for Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials. Signed on 2006-01-23. Completion date: 2006-02-03.
  

• K-PAT KARPET, INC (105 GEORGE AVENUE in PARSONS, PA; small business) : $36,506 in 6 contracts from 2001 to 2005

  Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $7,896; 2002: $8,957; 2003: $9,365; 2004: $0; 2005: $10,288; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $10,288 with Navy for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2005-04-25. Completion date: 2005-10-31.
  $9,365, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-31. Completion date: 2001-03-30.
  $8,957, same as above. Signed on 2002-02-06. Completion date: 2001-03-30.
  $8,576, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-20. Completion date: 2001-03-30.
  

• UNIFILT CORPORATION (89 MILLER ST 153 in WILKES BARRE, PA; small business)

  $15,150 with Army for Water Purification Equipment. Taking place in DC. Signed on 2006-01-24. Completion date: 2006-03-01.

• FRANCHELLI ENTERPRISES (P.O. BOX 1668 in PLAINS, PA; small business)
  9 employees, $1700000 revenue

  $3,995 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Penal Facilities. Signed on 2005-06-02. Completion date: 2005-06-30.

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Travel Agencies (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 7)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 3)

2011 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2011 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 42. The highest number of reported fires - 73 took place in 2014, and the least - 20 in 2015. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (37.0%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (27.1%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 18705
• 12337.0%Outside Fires
• 9027.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 8926.8%Structure Fires
• 309.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 18705, Pennsylvania

Most common first names in zip code 18705 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	464	79.1 years
John	440	73.0 years
Joseph	408	72.4 years
Anna	317	80.7 years
Helen	231	77.7 years
Michael	181	73.0 years
William	153	70.1 years
Frank	146	75.2 years
Stanley	125	71.9 years
George	125	75.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 18705 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jones	49	74.5 years
Williams	48	73.8 years
Evans	34	72.3 years
Thomas	29	74.8 years
Smith	27	74.4 years
Wysocki	21	75.5 years
Martin	21	80.0 years
Reese	19	76.4 years
Kelly	19	74.4 years
Miller	18	75.7 years

Businesses in zip code 18705
Name	Count		Name	Count
Burger King	1		Rite Aid	1
FedEx	2		SAS Shoes	1
Firestone Complete Auto Care	1		Subway	1
Kroger	3		True Value	1
McDonald's	1		UPS	2
Nike	2