CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jennerstown

Pennsylvania · 659 residents · 1.92 sq mi

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Jennerstown is a city of 659 people in Pennsylvania. The median age is 42.8, about 10 years above the US median. Owners hold 80% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $55,800. That trails the Pennsylvania median by roughly 24%. Median rent is $282 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 12%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

659

−8%vs 2000

vs 714 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.8

−2%vs 2000

vs 43.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.92 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20241K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.7%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 94.7%(31)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.4%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 194.7%(31)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(30)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(89)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(106)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.5%(56)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.5%(76)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.1%(86)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8410.6%(70)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.6%(24)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,014

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,886 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,250

−32%vs 2000

vs $19,540 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,800

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $83,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $321 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.8%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.1% in 2000

20.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic100%(714)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(656)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.5%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

Polish39.8%(444)

Hungarian26%(290)

German20.4%(228)

Irish15.5%(173)

English13.1%(146)

Italian7.4%(83)

Scottish2.6%(29)

Welsh1.7%(19)

British1.2%(13)

Slovak0.9%(10)

American0.5%(6)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(6)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

French0.3%(3)

Swiss0.3%(3)

Dutch0.2%(2)

Lithuanian0.2%(2)

Arab0.1%(1)

Syrian0.1%(1)

RANKED:Largest Polish population · Largest Hungarian population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.8%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

77.5%

−12.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.1 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.6 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 married43.9%(249)

Married45.5%(258)

Widowed7.2%(41)

Divorced3.4%(19)

Women 15+

Never married46%(221)

Married40.8%(196)

Widowed3.5%(17)

Divorced9.6%(46)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

0.5%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 7.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

70.1%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.3%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 6.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

79.7%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 78.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.8%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 41.1% 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)3.3%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)9.9%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era54.3%(82)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War24.5%(37)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 151 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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