Jenkintown vs Narberth

A side-by-side comparison of Jenkintown and Narberth: population, income, housing, and more.

Jenkintown and Narberth are places in Pennsylvania. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jenkintown has the higher population (4,708 vs 4,482 in Narberth). Narberth has the higher median household income ($119,863 vs $114,306 in Jenkintown). Narberth has the higher median home value ($671,100 vs $344,800 in Jenkintown).

Population, income & housing

	Jenkintown	Narberth
Population	4,708	4,482
Median age	40.7 yrs	43.4 yrs
Median household income	$114,306	$119,863
Median home value	$344,800	$671,100
Median gross rent	$1,463	$1,837
Housing units	2,219	2,003
Homeownership rate	66.7%	56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.8%	78.4%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jenkintown	Narberth
Population	4,433 → 4,708 (+6.2%)	4,345 → 4,482 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$108,523 → $114,306 (+5.3%)	$110,300 → $119,863 (+8.7%)
Median home value	$308,400 → $344,800 (+11.8%)	$506,000 → $671,100 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,379 → $1,463 (+6.1%)	$1,414 → $1,837 (+29.9%)

Jenkintown

Population

4,4334,708

Median household income

$108,523$114,306

Median home value

$308,400$344,800

Median gross rent

$1,379$1,463

Narberth

Population

4,3454,482

Median household income

$110,300$119,863

Median home value

$506,000$671,100

Median gross rent

$1,414$1,837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jenkintown	Narberth
Under 5	9.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	8.1%
25 to 34	5.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	18.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	11.1%	18.8%
55 to 64	12.5%	13.8%
65 to 74	10.9%	11.1%
75 and over	7.6%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jenkintown	Narberth
White (non-Hispanic)	76.5%	75.7%
Black or African American	10.1%	6.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.2%	7.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jenkintown	Narberth
No high school diploma	3.0%	1.1%
High school graduate	10.0%	8.4%
Some college or associate's	15.2%	12.0%
Bachelor's degree	44.3%	36.0%
Graduate or professional degree	27.5%	42.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jenkintown	Narberth
Drove alone	48.0%	44.6%
Carpooled	2.4%	3.1%
Public transit	10.2%	6.3%
Walked	5.5%	6.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	33.9%	39.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jenkintown	Narberth
1-unit, detached	29.7%	42.5%
1-unit, attached	17.8%	17.3%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	15.0%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	14.9%
20 or more units	32.9%	10.2%
Mobile home & other	0.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Jenkintown	Narberth
Poverty rate	8.6%	1.1%
Average household size	2.44	2.29
Mean commute (minutes)	32	26
Median year structure built	1938	1938