Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

4,314

Total Population

45.1

Median age

55.38%

Female population %

80.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

81.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

204

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Jenkins township's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jenkins township is 45.1, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jenkins township's population under 18 was 19.56%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jenkins township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 26.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jenkins township, 18.92% were under the age of 15, 8.02% aged 15 to 29, 47.03% aged 30 to 64, 17.99% aged 65 to 84, and 8.04% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 464 more females than males in Jenkins township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 55.38% females and 44.62% males in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania.
The Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 80.6:100 i.e. 80.6 men to 100 women (0.806).
For male population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 310.
For the female population, the largest age group is 85+ years with a population of 284.

Jenkins township's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Jenkins township population: 88.06% are White, 9.97% are Black or African American and 1.97% are multiracial.
Jenkins township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 204 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,11 (95.27% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jenkins township is White with a population of 3,799 (88.06% of the total population).

Jenkins township's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 4,852 in the year 2006
From 2000 to 2010, Jenkins township's population decreased by 56 (1.24%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jenkins township's population decreased by 173 (3.88%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Jenkins township's population was lowest in year 2020 at 4,289.