Jenkintown is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 4,704 people and five associated neighborhoods, Jenkintown is the 325th largest community in Pennsylvania. Jenkintown has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs.
Jenkintown real estate is some of the most expensive in Pennsylvania, although Jenkintown house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Jenkintown has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Also of interest is that Jenkintown has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 28.32% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
In addition, Jenkintown is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
One downside of living in Jenkintown is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Jenkintown, the average commute to work is 31.87 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the borough, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Jenkintown’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Despite being a small borough, Jenkintown has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Jenkintown, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Jenkintown is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 67.13% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Jenkintown in 2022 was $70,057, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $280,228 for a family of four. However, Jenkintown contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Jenkintown is a very ethnically-diverse borough. The people who call Jenkintown home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jenkintown residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jenkintown include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Hungarian.
The most common language spoken in Jenkintown is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Persian.