Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Jackson Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
EDT)
Area code	724

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,206		—
2010	1,273		5.6%
2020	1,181		−7.2%
2022 (est.)	1,178	[2]	−0.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

Jackson Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,181 at the 2020 census,^[4] a decrease from the figure of 1,273 in 2010.^[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.3 square miles (45 km²), of which 17.1 square miles (44 km²) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) (1.04%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 452 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.9% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $42,574, and the median income for a family was $46,136. Males had a median income of $35,938 versus $21,953 for females. The

, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

References

41°17′0″N 80°7′59″W / 41.28333°N 80.13306°W / 41.28333; -80.13306