Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Forest

Municipality: Jenks township


Total Population 1,321 SEX Male 641 Female 680 AGE Under 5 years 62 5 to 17 years 202 18 to 20 years 41 21 to 24 years 41 25 to 44 years 328 45 to 54 years 158 55 to 59 years 74 60 to 64 years 92 65 to 74 years 167 75 to 84 years 114 85 years and over 42 Median age 44.2 Under 18 years 264 Percent of total population 20.0 65 years and over 323 Percent of total population 24.5 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 512 Family households (families) 356 Married-couple families 302 Percent of total households 59.0 Other family, male householder 18 Other family, female householder 36 Nonfamily households 156 Percent of total households 30.5 Householder living alone 131 Householder 65 years and over 69 Persons living in households 1,230 Persons per household 2.40 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 91 Institutionalized persons 91 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,320 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1 Percent of total population 0.1 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of total population 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic Origin (any race) 1 Percent of total population 0.1 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 1,542 Occupied housing units 512 Owner occupied 414 Percent owner occupied 80.9 Renter occupied 98 Vacant housing units 1,030 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 998 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.1 Units with over 1 person per room 6 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 804 1-unit, attached 2 2 to 4 units 18 5 to 9 units 2 10 or more units 0 Mobile home, trailer, other 716 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 306 Less than $50,000 224 $50,000 to $99,999 78 $100,000 to $149,999 2 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 1 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 36,400 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 75 Less than $250 54 $250 to $499 21 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 213 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 306 White 306 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 0 Hispanic origin (of any race) 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997