What percentage of people rent in Jenks Township, PA?

Name: Renters and owners in Jenks Township, PA, 2020–2024
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40.7% (±9.0 points) of the occupied homes in Jenks Township, PA are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 248 renting households against 362 that own their home.

In Jenks Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 40.7% (±9.0 points)
Renting households: 248 (±61)
Median renter income: $48,750 (±$13,663)

Who rents and who owns in Jenks Township

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Jenks Township	Forest County	Pennsylvania	United States
Renter-occupied share	40.7% (±9.0 points)	21.7% (±3.3 points)	30.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	248 (±61)	416 (±68)	1,617,882 (±10,181)	45,017,354
Owning households	362 (±71)	1,504 (±91)	3,656,971 (±15,249)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.1 (±0.6)	2.0 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.2)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$48,750 (±$13,663)	$41,364 (±$14,267)	$47,506 (±$425)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$62,000 (±$11,182)	$58,112 (±$3,853)	$95,990 (±$362)	$100,009

In Jenks Township, the renter share is higher than in Forest County (21.7%).

It is also higher than in Pennsylvania (30.7%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Forest County, Jenks Township ranks 1 of 9 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 326 of 2,557.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Jenks Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	23.0% (±8.3 points)	40.7% (±9.0 points)	+17.7 percentage points	Measurable increase
Median gross rent	$1,063 (±$1,017)	$823 (±$33)	−22.6%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$38,793 (±$4,043)	$51,865 (±$3,566)	+33.7%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Jenks Township

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Jenks Township
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Jenks Township	—	40.7% (±9.0 points)	—
Millstone Township	6.2 mi	11.1% (±11.5 points)	Lower
Howe Township (Forest County)	7.0 mi	3.6% (±5.4 points)	Lower
Barnett Township (Forest County)	8.1 mi	15.5% (±12.9 points)	Lower
Kingsley Township	10.0 mi	5.3% (±4.3 points)	Lower
Heath Township	11 mi	0.0% (±30.5 points)	Lower
Barnett Township (Jefferson County)	12 mi	8.8% (±9.7 points)	Lower
Highland Township (Elk County)	12 mi	17.2% (±10.9 points)	Lower
Farmington Township (Clarion County)	12 mi	5.4% (±3.5 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Millstone Township, PA (11.1%), Howe Township (Forest County), PA (3.6%), Barnett Township (Forest County), PA (15.5%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Forest County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	Jenks Township	40.7% (±9.0 points)
2	Tionesta	33.7% (±8.9 points)
3	Barnett Township (Forest County)	15.5% (±12.9 points)
4	Tionesta Township	15.4% (±8.8 points)
5 (tie)	Green Township (Forest County)	8.5% (±4.6 points)
5 (tie)	Hickory Township (Forest County)	8.5% (±5.6 points)
7	Kingsley Township	5.3% (±4.3 points)

Showing 7 of 9 places in Forest County, ranked from highest to lowest.

The figures for Jenks Township include the places inside it that have pages of their own: Marienville.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Jenks Township

How many renters are there in Jenks Township?

Jenks Township has an estimated 248 (±61) renting households, 40.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Jenks Township?

In Jenks Township, the share of households that rent went from 23.0% in 2015–2019 to 40.7% in 2020–2024 (+17.7 percentage points), a measurable increase.

How big are renting households in Jenks Township?

A renting household in Jenks Township has 2.1 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Jenks Township?

The median renting household in Jenks Township, PA has an income of $48,750 (±$13,663) a year, against $62,000 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Jenks township, Forest County, Pennsylvania (county subdivision:38016, in state:42 county:053).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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