Census tracts · Wilkes-Barre, PA

Census tracts in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

16 census tracts lie mostly within Wilkes-Barre, by the 2020 census blocks they share. Median household income runs from $33,438 in Tract 2009 to $77,697 in Tract 2002, against $48,515 for Wilkes-Barre as a whole (ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates).

Which census tracts of Wilkes-Barre earn the most and the least?

The five tracts with the highest and the lowest median household income among those mostly within Wilkes-Barre and with a reliable estimate.

Tract 2002 $77,697
Tract 2006 $72,467
Tract 2007 $66,250
Tract 2003 $63,864
Tract 2011 $58,969
Tract 2008 $41,272
Tract 2010 $39,667
Tract 2005 $37,061
Tract 2001 $34,105
Tract 2009 $33,438

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov

Every census tract in Wilkes-Barre

Sort by any column; the share column is how much of each tract's land (by 2020 census blocks) lies inside Wilkes-Barre.

Census tracts in or partly in Wilkes-Barre, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Distance and direction from the Census Bureau's internal point of Wilkes-Barre (2024 Gazetteer), which is not always its downtown

Tract 200142079200100	0.6 mi west	Luzerne County	3,757±299	$34,105	not published	$875	100%
Tract 200242079200200	1.5 mi west	Luzerne County	3,218±533	$77,697	$142,600	$1,115	100%
Tract 200342079200300	2.2 mi west	Luzerne County	1,973±278	$63,864	$172,200	$1,093	100%
Tract 200442079200400	1.9 mi southwest	Luzerne County	2,610±641	$57,278	$111,700	$1,119	100%
Tract 200542079200500	1.2 mi southwest	Luzerne County	2,735±383	$37,061	$114,800	$782	100%
Tract 200642079200600	1.8 mi southwest	Luzerne County	2,185±444	$72,467	$116,700	$1,117	100%
Tract 200742079200700	1.4 mi southwest	Luzerne County	3,546±509	$66,250	$104,100	$743	100%
Tract 200842079200800	1.0 mi southwest	Luzerne County	3,732±492	$41,272	$111,100	$978	100%
Tract 201042079201000	0.6 mi southeast	Luzerne County	1,994±407	$39,667	$62,600	$970	100%
Tract 201142079201100	at the center point	Luzerne County	1,559±360	$58,969	$100,400	$1,202	100%
Tract 201242079201200	0.6 mi north	Luzerne County	2,671±433	$41,989	$99,600	$1,270	100%
Tract 201342079201300	1.1 mi northeast	Luzerne County	2,579±386	$44,407	$106,400	$1,145	100%
Tract 201442079201400	0.7 mi east	Luzerne County	2,684±537	$50,625	$94,000	$1,009	100%
Tract 201542079201500	1.7 mi east	Luzerne County	2,622±355	$43,683	$123,400	$1,091	100%
Tract 201642079201600	2.2 mi northeast	Luzerne County	2,876±583	$54,375	$163,300	$931	100%
Tract 200942079200900	0.7 mi south	Luzerne County	3,769±639	$33,438	$91,300	$698	98%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files · Census block assignment files

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