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Pennsylvania · Census place 38000

Jenkintown borough, PA

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Jenkintown borough has 4,708 residents, ranking #296 of 2002 places in Pennsylvania. Median household income is $114,306, the median home is worth $344,800 and median gross rent runs $1,463 a month.

Population
4,708Jenkintown borough residents
Median household income
$114,306Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$344,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,463Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
40.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
66.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Jenkintown borough

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Jenkintown borough median would spend about 15.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 8.6% of residents and 66.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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