Moving to Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Population: 4,478. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,404 (-1.7% change)
Males: 1,975 (44.1%), Females: 2,503 (55.9%)
Montgomery County
Zip code: 19046
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $47,743
Median house value: $168,200
Population by Race
Races in Jenkintown:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.8%)
- Black (4.0%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: Irish (29.6%), German (21.9%), English (14.3%), Italian (9.7%), Russian (5.8%), United States (5.0%).
Elevation: 300 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Jenkintown
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 46.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 21.1%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Jenkintown borough
- Never married: 27.8%
- Now married: 51.1%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 10.6%
- Divorced: 8.2%
4.2% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.6% Asia, 0.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +30 (+0.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Jenkintown:
- HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL & MED CENTER (about 2 miles; MEADOWBROOK, PA)
- ELKINS PARK HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ELKINS PARK, PA)
- ABINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; ABINGTON, PA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jenkintown:
- PHILADELPHIA INTL (about 18 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PHL)
- TRENTON MERCER (about 26 miles; TRENTON, NJ; Abbreviation: TTN)
- MC GUIRE AFB (about 39 miles; WRIGHTSTOWN, NJ; Abbreviation: WRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jenkintown:
- HORSHAM VALLEY AIRWAYS INC (about 8 miles; HORSHAM, PA; Abbreviation: N48)
- WINGS FIELD (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: LOM)
- NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Abbreviation: PNE)
Amtrak stations near Jenkintown:
- 8 miles: NORTH PHILADELPHIA (PHILADELPHIA, 2900 N. BROAD ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
- 11 miles: PHILADELPHIA (30TH & MARKET STS.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 13 miles: ARDMORE (STATION RD. & LANCASTER AVE.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, paid short-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
College/University in Jenkintown:
- MANOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 530; Location: 700 FOX CHASE RD; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.manor.edu)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jenkintown:
- PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ABINGTON (about 3 miles; ABINGTON, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,598)
- BEAVER COLLEGE (about 3 miles; GLENSIDE, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,016)
- LA SALLE UNIVERSITY (about 5 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 4,176)
- PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,714)
- TEMPLE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 23,007)
- COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA (about 10 miles; PHILADELPHIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,794)
- RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (about 11 miles; CAMDEN, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,132)