Jenks is a somewhat small city located in the state of Oklahoma. With a population of 9,447 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Jenks is the 45th largest community in Oklahoma.

Unlike some cities, Jenks isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Jenks are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jenks is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jenks who work in office and administrative support jobs (16.29%), sales jobs (11.83%), and management occupations (10.21%).

Also of interest is that Jenks has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One of the benefits of Jenks is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.23 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Jenks is a very car-oriented city. 97.24% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Jenks is a small city, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Jenks has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Jenks is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Jenks Information and Demographics

The education level of Jenks citizens is substantially higher than the average US city or town, as 31.88% of adults in Jenks have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Jenks in 2000 was $22,804, which is wealthy relative to Oklahoma, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,216 for a family of four.

Jenks is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jenks home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jenks is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Jenks include German, English, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Jenks is English. Some people also speak Spanish.