Zip 18701 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) People


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18701 Wilkes-Barre, PA is a medium sized city with a population of 3,660 and a population density of 6,800 people per square mile. The city offers plenty of options for locals to enjoy year-round outdoor activities such as kayaking, fishing, bird watching and hiking at nearby Frances Slocum State Park. Local businesses in the area include small restaurants like Lorenzo’s Pizza & Restaurant and Dinosaur Bar-B-Que. There is also the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts which often hosts performances from local musicians and theater groups. 18701 Wilkes-Barre, PA also has quite an active sporting scene with teams like the hometown Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins hockey team playing at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza throughout the year.

The population in Wilkes-Barre (zip 18701) is 3,660. There are 6,854 people per square mile aka population density. The median age in Wilkes-Barre (zip 18701) is 22, the US median age is 38.4. The number of people per household in Wilkes-Barre (zip 18701) is 1.6, the US average of people per household is 2.6.

Family in Wilkes-Barre (zip 18701)
- 10.4% are married
- 6.2% are divorced
- 2.1% are married with children
- 28.6% have children, but are single
Race in Wilkes-Barre (zip 18701)

- 76.3% are White
- 7.9% are Black
- 4.3% are Asian
- 0.0% are Native American
- 0.0% claim Other
- 8.8% claim Hispanic ethnicity
- 2.3% Two or more races
- 0.5% Hawaiian, Pacific Islander

   Estimated Total Population by Age

  PeopleWilkes-Barre, PennsylvaniaUnited States
  3,660.0329,725,481.0
  50.2%50.5%
  49.8%49.5%
  2238.4
 
  3,459.0326,569,308.0
  3,447.0309,327,143.0
  3,685.0285,036,114.0
  4,344.0251,960,433.0
  -1.5%15.6%
  -16.4%30.8%
 
  6853.993.4
  0.5343531905.423
  0264836.791
 
  76.1%59.4%
  10.5%12.2%
  1.5%5.6%
  0.0%0.6%
  0.3%0.2%
  0.0%0.4%
  4.7%3.2%
  6.8%18.4%
 
  10.4%49.8%
  7.2%48.0%
  3.2%1.8%
  89.6%50.2%
  73.1%33.8%
  5.8%10.8%
  10.7%5.6%
 
  1.462.6
  1,051.0124,010,992.0
  232.080,755,759.0
  15.5%30.5%
  28.9%42.9%
  819.043,255,233.0
  0.0%15.8%
  55.6%10.8%
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