Urgent Care & Walk-In Clinics in Wilkes Barre, PA

Wilkes Barre community health snapshot

2 urgent care locations for 44,423 residents of Wilkes Barre — about 0.5 per 10,000 people.

• 44,423Residents
• 9.4%Without health insuranceabove Pennsylvania's 5.6%
• $48,515Median household incomebelow Pennsylvania's $77,971
• 21.9%Under 18above Pennsylvania's 20.4%
• 15.3%65 and olderbelow Pennsylvania's 19.5%
• 23.1%Below the poverty lineabove Pennsylvania's 11.7%

Families, coverage and getting to care in Wilkes Barre

• 5.8%Children under 5above Pennsylvania's 5.2%
• 29.2%Households with childrenabove Pennsylvania's 27.0%
• 47.5%Covered by public insuranceabove Pennsylvania's 38.4%
• 55.6%Covered by private insurancebelow Pennsylvania's 71.0%
• 15.7%Living with a disabilityabove Pennsylvania's 14.4%
• 27.8%Age 5+ speaking a language other than English at homeabove Pennsylvania's 12.4%
• 17.5%Households without a vehicleabove Pennsylvania's 10.4%
• 20.7 minAverage commute to workPennsylvania average 26.3 min
• 5.2%Veterans (adults)below Pennsylvania's 6.1%

• 24.0% of residents age 5+ speak Spanish at home — when you call, ask whether the clinic has Spanish-speaking staff or an interpreter service.
• 17.5% of households here have no vehicle. For minor problems, a telehealth visit can save the trip; for anything serious, call 911 rather than waiting on a ride.
• 47.5% of residents have public coverage such as Medicaid or Medicare — confirm a clinic accepts your specific plan before you go.

Sources: Population, age, household, income, insurance, disability, language, vehicle, commuting, veteran, and poverty figures — U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Data Profiles DP02, DP03, DP04 and DP05, for Wilkes-Barre city, Pennsylvania in Luzerne County; Pennsylvania comparison figures from the same tables at the state level. Estimates carry margins of error. Clinic count — federal NPPES provider registry listings in this directory. census.gov/acs · data.census.gov · NPPES registry