 About 10.9% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.Jeannette has two Roman Catholic churches (Sacred Heart and Ascension Church) and also multiple Lutheran, Baptist and Presbyterian churches throughout the city.In 1943, the city went before the Supreme Court to defend an ordinance that banned distributing religious materials door to door.