Jenks township, Forest County, Pennsylvania (PA) detailed profile
Land area: 84.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 1,261 (all rural)
| Males: 589 |  (46.7%) |
| Females: 672 |  (53.3%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,161 (960 owner occupied, 201 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 17% |
| State: | 29% |
Races in Jenks township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 97.9%
- Black: 0.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 0.3%
- Asian: 0.1%
- Two or more races: 0.8%
Median age of males: 46.2
Median age of females: 47.8
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Average household size: 2.28
| Jenks township: | 2.3 people |
| Pennsylvania: | 2.5 people |
Average family size: 2.84
| Jenks township: | $36,180 |
| Pennsylvania: | $52,007 |
| Here: | $376 |
| State: | $675 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $83,346 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| : | $83,346 |
| Pennsylvania: | $164,200 |
| Population density: 15 people per square mile | (low). |
| This township: | 1.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.0% |
| This township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 5.1% |
Cities in this township include: Marienville.
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Jenks township: Greeley Farm (A), Marienville District Ranger Station (B), Beaver Meadows Recreation Site (C), Gilfoyle Station (D), Kelly Pines Recreation Area (E), United States Forest Service Marienville Ranger Station (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Roses Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Beaver Meadows Lake (A), Buzzard Swamp (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Raven Run (A), Pigeon Run (B), Kemp Run (C), Wolf Run (D), Straight Run (E), Penoke Run (F), Little Salmon Creek (G), Steep Run (H), Hunter Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
69% of Jenks township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 100% lived in Pennsylvania.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 766
- Northeast: 7
- Midwest: 17
- South: 64
- West: 20
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 3.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 0.4% of all households
95 people in nursing homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 314
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,200
Housing units in Jenks township with a mortgage: 109 (0 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 63
- Construction (32%)
- Truck transportation (10%)
- Health care (7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
- Arts, entertainment, and recreation (6%)
- Transportation equipment (5%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Health care (20%)
- Accommodation and food services (15%)
- Food and beverage stores (8%)
- Educational services (8%)
- Gasoline stations (6%)
- Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers (5%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (17%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (15%)
- Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (7%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
- Top executives (6%)
- Other financial specialists (5%)
- Farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (7%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Cashiers (6%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
- Child care workers (5%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Jenks township:
- German (32.9%)
- United States or American (31.9%)
- Irish (10.2%)
- Dutch (5.8%)
- English (5.2%)
- French (except Basque) (4.4%)
- Scottish (2.3%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 412 (87%)
- Carpooled: 24 (5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 11 (2%)
- Walked: 6 (1%)
- Worked at home: 22 (5%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (61%)
- Electricity (21%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Utility gas (3%)
- Wood (2%)
95 people in nursing homes
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
96.6% of residents of Jenks township speak English at home.
2.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (14% speak English very well, 86% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 885- In family households: 815 (269 male householders, 14 female householders)
265 spouses, 241 children (210 natural, 0 adopted, 31 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 7 other relatives, 3 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 70 (33 male householders (33 living alone)), 37 female householders (37 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 45 4-persons, 30 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 70 1-person,
167 married couples with children.
47 single-parent households (7 men, 40 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 16.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 13.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 35.0% |
| Pennsylvania: | 37.3% |