Jennings, MD Demographics

Population 292 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Jennings

Household size in Jennings

Household size, people per household
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–102.882.682.68
2010–142.682.732.73
2015–192.552.742.71
2020–242.512.682.65
Change−0.37+0.01−0.03
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Households in Jennings run a little small, averaging 2.51 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Household size has dropped from 2.88 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Jennings

Median age, years
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–1032.538.537.7
2010–1445.139.338.6
2015–1941.340.239.6
2020–2443.140.640.1
Change+10.6+2.1+2.3
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The median resident of Jennings is 43.1 years old, older than the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Jennings

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–109.4%12.5%12.3%
2010–145.9%12.6%12.3%
2015–1919.3%11.7%11.6%
2020–244.7%11.7%11.6%
Change−4.7 pts−0.9 pts−0.6 pts
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Single-parent households are relatively rare in Jennings: 4.7% of households, against 11.6% nationally.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Jennings

Renters in Jennings

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–1019.1%31.0%33.3%
2010–1415.2%32.9%35.6%
2015–1912.1%33.1%36.0%
2020–248.1%32.4%34.8%
Change−11.0 pts+1.4 pts+1.5 pts
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Jennings is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 8.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 61.0% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Jennings

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–109.0%9.0%11.4%
2010–1420.0%8.9%11.4%
2015–1912.4%8.9%11.1%
2020–2412.2%7.1%9.6%
Change+3.2 pts−1.9 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy runs a little high in Jennings: 12.2% of homes are empty, against 9.6% nationally. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Jennings

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–10198019741974
2010–14197619751975
2015–19198119761977
2020–24197819781980
Change−2+4+6
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Homes in Jennings are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1978, versus 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Jennings

Rent, per month
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–10$589$1,249$965
2010–14$818$1,363$1,040
2015–19$556$1,576$1,213
2020–24$1,351$1,869$1,571
Change+$762+$620+$606
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Rent in Jennings runs $1,351 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 21.8% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Jennings

Bachelor's degrees in Jennings

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–1017.6%36.3%28.4%
2010–1411.5%37.7%29.6%
2015–1918.4%40.5%32.1%
2020–2414.4%43.4%35.6%
Change−3.2 pts+7.1 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Jennings have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 14.4%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Jennings

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–1084.3%88.0%84.9%
2010–1490.4%89.1%86.1%
2015–1981.5%90.2%87.7%
2020–2489.0%90.9%89.3%
Change+4.7 pts+2.9 pts+4.3 pts
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About as many adults in Jennings have finished high school as nationally: 89.0%, against 89.3%. The rate is lower than in Maryland overall (90.9%).

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Jennings

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodJenningsMarylandU.S.
2006–107.1%6.5%8.1%
2010–149.9%8.1%9.4%
2015–196.0%5.1%5.6%
2020–240.9%5.0%5.4%
Change−6.2 pts−1.5 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Jennings has been strong: just 0.9% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Jennings compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Jennings2.5143.14.7%8.1%12.2%1978$1,35114.4%89.0%0.9%
Bittinger2.4545.54.7%9.3%20.6%1980$1,25221.2%90.5%0.8%
Grantsville2.2647.26.9%25.5%8.9%1982$88721.2%87.2%2.0%
New Germany2.2353.12.8%8.2%28.1%1984$1,08824.2%85.1%11.2%
Engle Mill2.3844.52.8%20.7%10.3%1984$79323.9%91.1%5.6%
Accident2.3745.13.5%19.8%15.5%1984$79824.9%91.2%5.1%
Springs3.1239.71.3%23.0%18.8%1957$84522.6%80.6%2.5%
Salisbury2.8540.12.4%20.6%23.4%1955$80918.9%85.5%5.8%
North Glade2.3148.53.6%11.1%37.5%1979$76436.9%89.9%2.3%
Listonburg2.1850.25.7%15.9%39.5%1976$79914.9%92.4%4.0%
Moscow2.4846.68.4%14.0%20.6%1965$95114.5%90.1%9.1%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Jennings. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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