Jenkintown

Population: 4,708
Median household income: $114,306
Median home value: $344,800

Located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, Jenkintown is a community with a population of 4,708. Its median household income of $114,306 runs in line with the Montgomery County figure of $111,521.

From 2019 to 2023, Jenkintown's population grew 6.2% from 4,433 to 4,708, while its median home value rose 11.8% from $308,400 to $344,800.

The typical home was built around 1938. 8.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,708
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $114,306
Median home value: $344,800
Median gross rent: $1,463
Housing units: 2,219
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 71.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,433	$108,523	$308,400	$1,379
2020	4,418	$114,881	$314,000	$1,501
2021	4,681	$120,172	$292,900	$1,337
2022	4,703	$118,750	$331,600	$1,288
2023	4,708	$114,306	$344,800	$1,463

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 345.9%

35 to 4418.3%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	425	9.0%
5 to 17	906	19.2%
18 to 24	259	5.5%
25 to 34	276	5.9%
35 to 44	862	18.3%
45 to 54	521	11.1%
55 to 64	588	12.5%
65 to 74	515	10.9%
75 and over	356	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,601	76.5%
Black or African American	476	10.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	105	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	24	0.5%
Two or more races	137	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	365	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate10.0%

Some college or associate's15.2%

Bachelor's degree44.3%

Graduate or professional degree27.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	95	3.0%
High school graduate	311	10.0%
Some college or associate's	473	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,380	44.3%
Graduate or professional degree	859	27.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone48.0%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit10.2%

Walked5.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home33.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,021	48.0%
Carpooled	51	2.4%
Public transit	217	10.2%
Walked	116	5.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	720	33.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	13.8%
15 to 29 min	482	34.3%
30 to 44 min	338	24.1%
45 to 59 min	269	19.1%
60+ min	122	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 8.6% (402 of 4,684)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,239	64.3%
Nonfamily households	687	35.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,926	86.8%
Vacant	293	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,285	66.7%
Renter-occupied	641	33.3%

1-unit, detached29.7%

1-unit, attached17.8%

2 to 4 units13.2%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units32.9%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	658	29.7%
1-unit, attached	394	17.8%
2 to 4 units	294	13.2%
5 to 19 units	123	5.5%
20 or more units	729	32.9%
Mobile home & other	21	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4238000
Type (LSAD): 21
Land area: 0.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.0963, -75.1298