Jenks Township, Pennsylvania Population

Overview

3,862

Total Population

37.5

Median age

18.10%

Female population %

452.5:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

25.7

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

244

Hispanic population

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

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Age

Jenks township's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Jenks township is 37.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Jenks township's population under 18 was 6.32%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Jenks township's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 14.19% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Jenks township, 6.24% were under the age of 15, 24.13% aged 15 to 29, 55.44% aged 30 to 64, 12.12% aged 65 to 84, and 2.07% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,464 less females than males in Jenks township:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 18.10% females and 81.90% males in Jenks Township, Pennsylvania.
The Jenks Township, Pennsylvania gender ratio is 452.5:100 i.e. 452.5 men to 100 women (4.525).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 581.
For the female population, the largest age group is 0-4 years with a population of 95.

Jenks township's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Jenks township population: 57.95% are White, 30.94% are Black or African American, 2.62% are Asian, 1.99% are some other race and 6.50% are multiracial.
Jenks township's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the township.
By ethnicity, 244 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 3,618 (93.68% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Jenks township is White with a population of 2,238 (57.95% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 3,845 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Jenks township's population increased by 2,370 (188.54%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Jenks township's population increased by 218 (6.01%), 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, Jenks township's population was lowest in year 2002 at 1,250.