CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jackson Center

Pennsylvania · 237 residents · 1.14 sq mi

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Jackson Center is a city of 237 people in Pennsylvania. 5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $32,800. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 35%. At a median age of 37.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

237

+7%vs 2000

vs 221 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+16%vs 2000

vs 32.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.14 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024172

Age distribution, 1990

Under 53.4%(8)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.7%(23)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(16)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(15)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.8%(28)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.9%(40)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(26)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(22)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(18)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(15)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.8%(9)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,000

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,625 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,688

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,721 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.8%

+14.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,800

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$350

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $481 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.4%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(220)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(237)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Ancestry

German32%(55)

English19.2%(33)

Irish7.6%(13)

Scotch-Irish5.8%(10)

Polish2.9%(5)

French2.3%(4)

Italian2.3%(4)

Slovak2.3%(4)

Scottish1.7%(3)

American1.2%(2)

Croatian0.6%(1)

Dutch0.6%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Welsh0.6%(1)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.1%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.4%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+42%vs 2000

vs 18.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married37.2%(32)

Married52.3%(45)

Widowed5.8%(5)

Divorced4.7%(4)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(16)

Married59.4%(41)

Widowed4.3%(3)

Divorced13%(9)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−5.1 ptssince 2013

from 10.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.2%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 28.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

30.2%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.5%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.9%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)25%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50%(4)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 8 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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