CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Jersey Shore

Pennsylvania · 4,353 residents · 1.16 sq mi

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Jersey Shore is home to 4,353 people in Pennsylvania. The typical home is worth $35,700. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 18% less than in Pennsylvania as a whole. Renters pay $326 a month at the median. The average commute runs 16 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,353

−3%vs 2000

vs 4,482 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.16 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.8%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(288)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(371)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(305)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(302)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.9%(735)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.9%(649)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.5%(326)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(381)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(220)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(84)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,839

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,594 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,308

−33%vs 2000

vs $15,343 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.8%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,700

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$326

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $430 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

59.3%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

40.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.6%(4,421)

Black0.4%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(6)

Asian0.3%(12)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(4,321)

Black0.3%(15)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(26)

Asian0.4%(17)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican1.7%(68)

Ancestry

German29.2%(1,203)

Irish14.2%(585)

Italian8%(328)

American6.2%(256)

Polish3.7%(152)

English3.5%(143)

Scottish3.2%(130)

Scotch-Irish1%(42)

Swedish0.6%(26)

Austrian0.5%(19)

Welsh0.5%(19)

Czech0.4%(17)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(17)

Dutch0.2%(10)

Swiss0.2%(7)

French0.1%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Italian population · Largest American population · Largest Polish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.7%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.1%

−7.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.5 min

+41%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married17.1%(252)

Married65.6%(968)

Widowed1.4%(20)

Divorced16%(236)

Women 15+

Never married16.9%(242)

Married60.6%(866)

Widowed9.5%(136)

Divorced13%(186)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

2.5%

−7.6 ptssince 2013

from 10.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

75.0%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 73.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 10.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.3%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

−8.6 ptssince 2020

from 24.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.5%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 81.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

25.5%

−12.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)11.2%(15)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.9%(16)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44%(59)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II17.9%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 134 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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