# Luzerne County, Pennsylvania demographics

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Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (county FIPS 42079) has a median household income of $63,691 (±$1,684) and a total population of 327,675 in the American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level. The figures describe 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not the present. 51 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap the county (Census 2020).

Notes:

- Values are ACS 5-year estimates for 2020-2024 (dollars in 2024 dollars), not current figures.
- ZCTA-county overlaps come from the Census 2020 relationship file and use 2020 counties, by land area; Connecticut uses its legacy counties, not the planning regions in ACS 2022+.

## ACS 5-year estimates, 2020-2024

Census American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, with 90% margins of error as published by the Census Bureau.

| Metric | Estimate | Margin of error (90%) | ACS table |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Total population | 327,675 | none (controlled estimate) | B01003 |
| Median age | 42 years | ±0.2 years | B01002 |
| Households | 135,055 | ±904 | B11001 |
| Median household income (inflation-adjusted to the final ACS year) | $63,691 | ±$1,684 | B19013 |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units | $174,100 | ±$3,161 | B25077 |
| Median gross rent | $1,004 | ±$25 | B25064 |
| Owner-occupied share of occupied housing units | 67.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| Renter-occupied share of occupied housing units | 32.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B25003 (derived) |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 90.2% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 25.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B15003 (derived) |
| Share of people below the poverty level | 15.3% | none (derived from several estimates) | B17001 (derived) |
| Unemployment rate (civilian labor force) | 5.8% | none (derived from several estimates) | B23025 (derived) |

- Dollar values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.
- Percentages' margins of error are in percentage points (pp).

## Geography

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| County FIPS | 42079 |
| Land area | 889.81 sq mi |
| Water area | 16.22 sq mi |
| Population density | 368 per sq mi of land |
| Geography vintage | 2024 Gazetteer |

## ZIP codes (ZCTAs) in this county

ZCTAs that overlap the county in the Census 2020 ZCTA to county relationship file, largest share of the county's land first.

| ZCTA | Share of county land | Share of ZCTA land | County is the ZCTA's primary county |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [18661](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18661) | 9.2% | 67.4% | Yes |
| [18702](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18702) | 8.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [18655](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18655) | 7.3% | 90.4% | Yes |
| [18656](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18656) | 6.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18707](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18707) | 5.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18612](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18612) | 5.5% | 89.1% | Yes |
| [18660](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18660) | 5.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18621](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18621) | 5.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18222](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18222) | 4.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18249](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18249) | 3.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18202](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18202) | 3.5% | 88.7% | Yes |
| [18640](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18640) | 3.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18706](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18706) | 3% | 100% | Yes |
| [18635](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18635) | 2.6% | 60.2% | Yes |
| [18603](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18603) | 2.5% | 42% |  |
| [17814](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17814) | 2.4% | 16.8% |  |
| [18643](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18643) | 2.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18201](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18201) | 1.9% | 97.6% | Yes |
| [18708](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18708) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [18644](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18644) | 1.8% | 100% | Yes |
| [18634](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18634) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18224](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18224) | 1.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18618](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18618) | 1.4% | 60.9% | Yes |
| [18651](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18651) | 1.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [18704](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18704) | 1.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18255](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18255) | 0.9% | 11.2% |  |
| [17878](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17878) | 0.7% | 29.3% |  |
| [18617](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18617) | 0.7% | 100% | Yes |
| [18642](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18642) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18705](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18705) | 0.6% | 100% | Yes |
| [18636](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18636) | 0.5% | 11.6% |  |
| [18641](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18641) | 0.4% | 80.3% | Yes |
| [18622](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18622) | 0.4% | 100% | Yes |
| [17815](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/17815) | 0.3% | 2.4% |  |
| [18246](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18246) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18221](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18221) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18216](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18216) | 0.2% | 26.6% |  |
| [18602](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18602) | 0.2% | 100% | Yes |
| [18610](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18610) | 0.2% | 4.5% |  |
| [18424](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18424) | 0.2% | 1.8% |  |
| [18615](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18615) | 0.1% | 7.2% |  |
| [18223](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18223) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18241](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18241) | 0.1% | 96.9% | Yes |
| [18219](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18219) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18709](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18709) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18701](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18701) | 0.1% | 100% | Yes |
| [18256](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18256) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18234](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18234) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18225](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18225) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18239](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18239) | 0% | 100% | Yes |
| [18627](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/zip/18627) | 0% | 100% | Yes |

## Sources

- American Community Survey 5-year estimates (Census Data API) (U.S. Census Bureau), ACS 5-year 2020-2024 (release acs5-2024:county), source date 2025-09-02: https://api.census.gov/data/2024/acs/acs5?get=NAME,B01003_001E,B01003_001M,B01002_001E,B01002_001M,B11001_001E,B11001_001M,B19013_001E,B19013_001M,B25077_001E,B25077_001M,B25064_001E,B25064_001M,B25003_001E,B25003_002E,B25003_003E,B15003_001E,B15003_017E,B15003_018E,B15003_019E,B15003_020E,B15003_021E,B15003_022E,B15003_023E,B15003_024E,B15003_025E,B17001_001E,B17001_002E,B23025_003E,B23025_005E&for=county:079&in=state:42
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T13:59:21.446Z)
- Source data: U.S. Census Bureau. Works of the U.S. government are not subject to copyright in the United States.
- This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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```

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