18709 Zip Code (Luzerne, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,881
Zip code population in 2010: 2,903
Zip code population in 2000: 3,002

Houses and condos: 1,737
Renter-occupied apartments: 626
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 18709: 93.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 3,650 people per square mile

(average).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,814 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,673 (2.0%)

For population 25 years and over in 18709:

• High school or higher: 89.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Unemployed: 6.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 16.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 18709:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 34.0%
• Separated: 2.4%
• Widowed: 14.3%
• Divorced: 14.9%

• 
• • 2,65492.2%White
  • 1083.8%Two or more races
  • 943.3%Black
  • 220.8%Hispanic or Latino

100% urban population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 18709, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,409 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,409
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $38,126 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,126
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1035.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3356.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6273.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8467.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14911.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $515 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$515
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 33.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,850 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,850
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $25k, 9.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 171.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,058 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,058
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 123.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,392 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,392
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $25k, 46.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 103.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,150 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

18709:	$12,150
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $25k, 87.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 150.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 534.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,852 (reported on 15.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,852
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $25k, 38.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 91.1% for AGIs below $25k, 94.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 18709, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,135 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,135
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $32,702 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$32,702
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.8% for AGIs below $25k, 86.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $676 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$676
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,379 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,379
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,092 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,092
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,200 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

18709:	$8,200
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $14,016 (21% of AGI, reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$14,016
State:	$23,538

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

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,686 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,686
State:	$4,025

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,379 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

18709:	$4,379
State:	$9,982

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,903 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,903
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 49.7%

Here:	50%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 47.8% for AGIs below $25k, 46.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 18709, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,897 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,897
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $28,728 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,728
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 90.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,169 (reported on 42.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,169
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,315 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,315
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$816 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$816
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,491 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,491
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,353 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

18709:	$2,353
Pennsylvania:	$2,903

Total itemized deductions: $12,139 (18% of AGI, reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$12,139
State:	$18,804

Here:	18.5% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,033 (3% of AGI, reported on 10.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,033
State:	$3,337

Here:	2.9% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,710 (reported on 74.3% of returns)

18709:	$3,710
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,408 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,408
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 47.8%

Here:	48%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $10k, 43.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 49.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 18704, 18701, 18644, 18705, 18708, 18651.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 340
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,146

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (12 now married, 25 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 466 (161 now married, 305 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 18709 with a mortgage: 475 (103 second mortgage, 103 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $981
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $481

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 18709 household income distribution in 2022

• 183Less than $10,000
• 86$10,000 to $14,999
• 92$15,000 to $19,999
• 45$20,000 to $24,999
• 165$25,000 to $29,999
• 130$30,000 to $34,999
• 55$35,000 to $39,999
• 50$40,000 to $44,999
• 94$45,000 to $49,999
• 103$50,000 to $59,999
• 134$60,000 to $74,999
• 91$75,000 to $99,999
• 120$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 62$150,000 to $199,999
• 44$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 18709

• 5$15,000 to $19,999
• 15$20,000 to $24,999
• 39$35,000 to $39,999
• 29$40,000 to $49,999
• 37$50,000 to $59,999
• 18$60,000 to $69,999
• 121$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$80,000 to $89,999
• 71$90,000 to $99,999
• 213$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 97$150,000 to $174,999
• 27$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 18709

• 12$250 to $299
• 23$300 to $349
• 84$400 to $449
• 44$450 to $499
• 44$500 to $549
• 30$550 to $599
• 201$600 to $649
• 41$650 to $699
• 18$700 to $749
• 50$800 to $899
• 3$900 to $999
• 49$1,000 to $1,249
• 48No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $732.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,039

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,548 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,402 - $138,040

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $113,868

Here:	$113,868
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $92,167

Here:	$92,167
State:	$254,369

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,146
• One, attached: 130
• Two: 118
• 3 or 4: 191
• 5 to 9: 18
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 to 49: 17
• 50 or more: 103

Unemployment: 6.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 18709

• 79.0%1,133Drove a car alone
• 4.1%59Carpooled
• 1.3%19Bicycle
• 4.5%65Walked
• 10.3%148Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 18709

• 23Less than 5 minutes
• 2675 to 9 minutes
• 38010 to 14 minutes
• 19815 to 19 minutes
• 16020 to 24 minutes
• 6425 to 29 minutes
• 6630 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 2340 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 2060 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,881

• Male householders: 572 (292 living alone), Female householders: 911 (374 living alone)

• 390 spouses (390 opposite-sex spouses), 72 unmarried partners, (72 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 780 children (700 natural, 68 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 59 parents, 0 foster children, 26 other relatives, 35 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 417 2-persons, 202 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 27 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 665 1-person, 76 2-persons, 11 3-persons

153 married couples with children.
371 single-parent households (67 men, 304 women).

98.1% of residents of 18709 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 34% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BG COON CONSTRUCTION (278 UNION ST in LUZERNE, PA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , DILLON, DAVID D (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COON, B G CONSTRUCTION CO, COON CERTIFIED CONCR, COON INDUSTRIES

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.8%

Population in 1990: 3,157.

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

• This state: 2,519
• Northeast: 227
• Midwest: 27
• South: 16
• West: 45

76% of the 18709 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

94% of the 18709 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 13% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 3 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Home Health Equipment Rental (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Other Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors (20-49: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 2123.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 2123.00

Most common first names in zip code 18709 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	135	73.7 years
Joseph	113	72.6 years
Mary	112	78.5 years
Anna	79	78.7 years
Helen	53	77.7 years
William	52	75.1 years
Frank	38	73.8 years
Michael	36	73.5 years
Margaret	34	78.4 years
George	33	75.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 18709 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Evans	16	72.2 years
Smith	13	73.8 years
Mizenko	11	74.7 years
Martin	10	73.5 years
Seitz	8	78.5 years
Phillips	8	73.9 years
Zurinski	8	70.6 years
Davis	8	76.5 years
Sobeck	7	76.7 years
Bednar	7	75.0 years

Businesses in zip code 18709
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		McDonald's	1
Advance Auto Parts	1		Rite Aid	1
FedEx	1