Jenks township, PA

Forest County, PA

2022 population: 3,750 ( 121 from 2010 )
Land area: 84.4 square miles
Population density: 44.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,131	56.83%	5.0%
Black:	949	25.31%	23.3%
Indian:	11	0.29%	120.0%
Asian:	118	3.15%	1585.7%
2+ races:	281	7.49%	2454.5%
Hispanic:	260	6.93%	22.2%

Total non-White:	1,619	43.17%	1.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	102	3.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	19	0.6

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,629
2,029	55.91%
1,238	34.11%
5	0.14%
7	0.19%
11	0.30%
334	9.20%
1,600	44.09%

2000
1,321
1,242	94.02%
22	1.67%
11	0.83%
8	0.61%
19	1.44%
19	1.44%
79	5.98%

1990
1,335
1,333	99.85%
0	0.00%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.15%

1980
1,375
1,370	99.64%
0	0.00%
3	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.22%
5	0.36%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

787	59.6
1,521	115.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-91	-6.8
77	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-37	-2.7
-3	-0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Jenks township, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.0
284	7.6%
3,466	92.4%
593	15.8%

535
2.76

331	61.9%
284	85.8%
22	6.6%
204	38.1%

2010
Number	Percent
35.3
239	6.6%
3,390	93.4%
378	10.4%

640
2.12

368	57.5%
297	80.7%
24	6.5%
272	42.5%

2000
Number	Percent
46.9
211	16.0%
1,110	84.0%
305	23.1%

515
2.26

336	65.2%
280	83.3%
21	6.2%
179	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
44.5
273	20.4%
1,062	79.6%
319	23.9%

508
2.44

349	68.7%
297	85.1%
12	3.4%
159	31.3%

1980
Number	Percent
35.5
381	27.7%
994	72.3%
221	16.1%

500
2.75

394	78.8%
341	86.5%
14	3.6%
106	21.2%

2022 Housing Data for Jenks township, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	65	12.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	2.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	41	7.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	27	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	38	7.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	42	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	9	1.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	38	7.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	27	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	60	11.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	50	9.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	52	9.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	24	4.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	1.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	27	5.0%
$200,000 or more	10	1.9%

Median Household Income	44,464
Per Capita Income	13,233

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	3.9%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	115	21.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	459	17.5%
Unemployed	28	1.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	487	18.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,140	81.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		82.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	119	160	42.7%
Non-Profit	54	55	49.5%
Self-Employed	7	3	70.0%

Local Government	21	0	100.0%
State Government	48	35	57.8%
Federal Government	6	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	126	163	43.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	129	90	58.9%
Total	255	253	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	32	6.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	127	25.0%
Professional, Technical	131	25.8%
Service Occupations	133	26.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.2%
All others	85	16.7%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	129	25.4%
Public administration	106	20.9%
Manufacturing	86	16.9%
Accommodation and food services	44	8.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	42	8.3%
Construction	33	6.5%
Educational services	32	6.3%
Information	11	2.2%
Finance and insurance	7	1.4%
Retail trade	7	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2	0.4%
Other services	2	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	25	0.67%
Puerto Rican	152	4.05%
Cuban	10	0.27%
Dominican	22	0.59%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	51	1.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	100	2.67%
Chinese	18	0.48%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,182	89.6%
Spanish	203	5.7%
Other Asian	100	2.8%
Other	41	1.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	10	0.3%
German, other Germanic	6	0.2%
Other Indo-European	5	0.1%
Arabic	5	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	563	15.0%
Irish	325	8.7%
Italian	296	7.9%
English	160	4.3%
Polish	100	2.7%
American	82	2.2%
Dutch	66	1.8%
Ukrainian	34	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	29	0.8%
Swedish	27	0.7%
Canadian	25	0.7%
Scottish	21	0.6%
African	20	0.5%
French	19	0.5%
Norwegian	18	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	3,679	98.1%
Not a citizen	71	1.9%

Native	3,624	96.6%
Foreign-born	126	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
83	2.6%	387	12.0%	1,809	55.9%	617	19.1%	253	7.8%	89	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	83	2.6%
9-12 Years	387	12.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,809	55.9%
Some College	617	19.1%
Bach. Degree	253	7.8%
Grad Degree	89	2.7%
Average years of education: 12.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	R +32	D + 0.1%
D +20
2020 vs. 2012	R +114	R +142	R + 17.6%
D -28
2020 vs. 2008	R +125	R +198	R + 28.1%
D -73

2016 vs. 2008	R +73	R +166	R + 28.2%
D -93
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	19%	Donald Trump* (R)	488	71.0%	Joe Biden (D)	185	26.9%	14	2.0%	687	22	24	0.01%
2016	18%	Donald Trump (R)	436	69.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	165	26.1%	30	4.8%	631	21	23	0.01%
2012	17%	Mitt Romney (R)	374	62.6%	Barack Obama* (D)	213	35.7%	10	1.7%	597	16	15	0.01%
2008	22%	John McCain (R)	363	57.1%	Barack Obama (D)	258	40.6%	15	2.4%	636	13	11	0.01%
2004	31%	George W. Bush* (R)	400	63.2%	John Kerry (D)	230	36.3%	3	0.5%	633	15	12	0.01%
2000	48%	George W. Bush (R)	347	64.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	174	32.4%	16	3.0%	537	18	17	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

185

26.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

488

71.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

687

Turnout: 19%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

165

26.1%

Donald Trump (R)

436

69.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.7%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

631

Turnout: 18%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

213

35.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

374

62.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

597

Turnout: 17%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 15

2008 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

258

40.6%

John McCain (R)

363

57.1%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

636

Turnout: 22%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 11

2004 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

400

63.2%

John Kerry (D)

230

36.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

633

Turnout: 31%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Jenks township

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

347

64.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

174

32.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

537

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 17

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jenks township, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	15%	Mehmet Oz (R)	378	67.6%	John Fetterman (D)	163	29.2%	18 [+]	3.2%	559	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 9 (1.6%); Richard Weiss (Green) 5 (0.9%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 3 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2022	G	15%	Doug Mastriano (R)	353	63.0%	Josh Shapiro (D)	199	35.5%	8 [+]	1.4%	560	21	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 4 (0.7%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.4%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 1 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	S1	14%	Lou Barletta (R)	329	63.0%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	182	34.9%	11 [+]	2.1%	522	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 7 (1.3%); Neal Gale (Green) 4 (0.8%);
2018	G	14%	Scott Wagner (R)	310	59.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	200	38.3%	12 [+]	2.3%	522	19	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 6 (1.1%); Paul Glover (Green) 6 (1.1%);
2016	S3	18%	Pat Toomey* (R)	387	61.8%	Katie McGinty (D)	189	30.2%	50 [+]	8.0%	626	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 50 (8.0%);
2014	G	12%	Tom Wolf (D)	218	52.8%	Tom Corbett* (R)	195	47.2%	0	0.0%	413	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,498
Median Value	$98,500

Occupied	535	35.7%
Vacant	963	64.3%

Owned	395	73.8%
Rented	140	26.2%
Median Rent	$795

Single-Family Units	1,174	78.4%
Detached	1,147	76.6%
Attached	27	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	44	2.9%
Mobile Homes	266	17.8%

Jenks township, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Jenks township, PA

2022 Housing Data for Jenks township, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Jenks township, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Jenks township, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Jenks township, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Jenks township, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Jenks township, PA