Jeannette is a city of 8,657 people in Pennsylvania. At a median age of 47.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $114,400. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 37%. 3% of people here were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,188, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 47.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Jeannette
What changed most since 1990
Population11,221 → 8,657(−23%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$100,323 → $114,400(+14%)US over the same years: +67%
Black share3.8% → 9.7%(+5.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Jeannette's population equals 2.5% of Westmoreland County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 1.1% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 5.8% of the county's.
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)25.7%(155)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(136)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era34.9%(211)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(21)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(10)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 604 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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Over time
Jeannette, decade by decade
Jeannette population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
11,221
$44,358
$100,323
8.4%
10.6
2000
10,654
$52,994
$113,489
12.8%
17.7
2010
9,654
$47,592
$116,812
17.1%
26.9
2020
8,780
$50,610
$107,750
21.5%
38.9
2024
8,657
$49,188
$114,400
20.4%
45.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
