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Kensington, MD (Maryland) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $920,531 (it was $280,000 in 2000)
Kensington:

$920,531
Maryland:

$398,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $695,517 - $1,140,124

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,011,582
Here:

$1,011,582
State:

$526,819

Townhouses or other attached units: $786,596
Here:

$786,596
State:

$328,305

Total population: 2,313 (Urban population: 1,873, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 889 (819 occupied: 477 owner occupied, 348 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

42%
State:

32%

Housing density: 1,741 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $2,313,635.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000 (lower quartile is $1,600, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,826


Median gross rent in Kensington, MD in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Kensington with a mortgage: 412 (75 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 64 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 17

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $238,361

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $180,632

Median monthly housing costs: $2,241

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Kensington, Maryland Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1951

Median year apartment built: 1964

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,231
  • Male householders: 409 (69 living alone), Female householders: 400 (111 living alone)
  • 439 spouses (439 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 809 children (734 natural, 25 adopted, 48 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 8 other relatives, 117 non-relatives

Size of family households: 172 2-persons, 130 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 89 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 207 1-person, 11 2-persons, 77 4-persons.

621 married couples with children.
55 single-parent households (4 men, 51 women).

74.2% of residents of Kensington speak English at home.
9.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).
9.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 47% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 479 (21.5%)
(38.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

9.9
State:

7.3

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.2

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kensington, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kensington, Maryland
  • 0no bedroom
  • 41 bedroom
  • 262 bedrooms
  • 1343 bedrooms
  • 1924 bedrooms
  • 1215+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, Maryland
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, Maryland
  • 30no bedroom
  • 501 bedroom
  • 962 bedrooms
  • 1513 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 5no vehicle
  • 1181 vehicle
  • 2652 vehicles
  • 863 vehicles
  • 34 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 35no vehicle
  • 1131 vehicle
  • 1762 vehicles
  • 253 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kensington, Maryland
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kensington, Maryland
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 164 rooms
  • 225 rooms
  • 556 rooms
  • 467 rooms
  • 838 rooms
  • 2559+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, Maryland
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, Maryland
  • 301 room
  • 142 rooms
  • 223 rooms
  • 1504 rooms
  • 575 rooms
  • 176 rooms
  • 117 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 319+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Kensington, MD household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kensington, MD in 2022
  • 47Less than $10,000
  • 5$10,000 to $19,999
  • 28$20,000 to $29,999
  • 22$30,000 to $39,999
  • 44$40,000 to $49,999
  • 20$50,000 to $59,999
  • 77$60,000 to $74,999
  • 58$75,000 to $99,999
  • 27$100,000 to $124,999
  • 119$125,000 to $149,999
  • 71$150,000 to $199,999
  • 307$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kensington, MD

  • Distribution of house value in Kensington, MD in 2022
  • 9Less than $10,000
  • 4$300,000 to $399,999
  • 8$400,000 to $499,999
  • 140$500,000 to $749,999
  • 176$750,000 to $999,999
  • 123$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 32$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 9$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kensington, MD

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kensington, MD in 2022
  • 7$800 to $899
  • 14$1,000 to $1,249
  • 50$1,250 to $1,499
  • 78$1,500 to $1,999
  • 130$2,000 to $2,499
  • 7$2,500 to $2,999
  • 4$3,000 to $3,499
  • 25$3,500 or more
  • 14No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.7%
Number of people working at home: 312 (30.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 17
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 13
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 64
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 68
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 104
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 96
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 60
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 34
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 74
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 100
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 102
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kensington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 2,116 (66.3%)
  • Carpooled: 448 (14.0%)
  • Bus: 79 (2.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 29 (0.9%)
  • Taxi: 17 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle: 14 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 40 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 312 (9.8%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • 4.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 22.7%Males
  • 23.9%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kensington, Maryland
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kensington, Maryland
  • 2372010 or later
  • 1172000 to 2009
  • 321990 to 1999
  • 441980 to 1989
  • 261970 to 1979
  • 76Before 1970
Ancestries in Kensington, MD

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 134 (12.2%)
  • Northern European: 93 (8.5%)
  • Irish: 70 (6.4%)
  • Italian: 55 (5.0%)
  • Canadian: 54 (4.9%)
  • German: 38 (3.5%)
  • European: 27 (2.5%)
  • Russian: 19 (1.7%)
  • Polish: 18 (1.6%)
  • Lebanese: 17 (1.5%)
  • American: 16 (1.5%)
  • Welsh: 15 (1.4%)
  • Slovene: 13 (1.2%)
  • Iranian: 10 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 10 (0.9%)
  • Eastern European: 9 (0.8%)
  • Australian: 7 (0.6%)
  • Estonian: 7 (0.6%)
  • French: 5 (0.5%)
  • Palestinian: 4 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 4 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 4 (0.4%)
  • Croatian: 3 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 2 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 2 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 1 (0.09%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 1 (0.09%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Kensington:

15.7% (75)
Maryland:

0.9% (8,603)

Philippines
Kensington:

15.7% (75)
Maryland:

3.8% (36,698)

Indonesia
Kensington:

7.9% (38)
Maryland:

0.3% (2,631)

Russia
Kensington:

7.7% (37)
Maryland:

1.0% (9,481)

Nicaragua
Kensington:

4.6% (22)
Maryland:

0.6% (5,899)

Korea
Kensington:

4.6% (22)
Maryland:

3.4% (32,635)

Colombia
Kensington:

4.6% (22)
Maryland:

1.3% (12,898)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kensington:

4.2% (20)
Maryland:

4.6% (44,742)

Burma (Myanmar)
Kensington:

2.3% (11)
Maryland:

0.5% (4,888)

Other Eastern Europe
Kensington:

2.3% (11)
Maryland:

0.3% (3,199)

Hong Kong
Kensington:

1.9% (9)
Maryland:

0.4% (4,118)

Argentina
Kensington:

1.9% (9)
Maryland:

0.4% (4,282)

Germany
Kensington:

1.9% (9)
Maryland:

1.2% (11,265)

Venezuela
Kensington:

1.7% (8)
Maryland:

0.5% (4,901)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 439
  • Other state: 1,248
  • Northeast: 253
  • Midwest: 224
  • South: 722
  • West: 63

85.5% of Kensington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 3.8% lived in Maryland.


Kensington:

85.5%
State average:

88.5%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 43
  • Less than 1 year of college: 3
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
  • Associate degree: 15
  • Bachelor's degree: 242
  • Master's degree: 246
  • Professional school degree: 73
  • Doctorate degree: 43
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 4
  • 11th grade: 4
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 8
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 80
  • Less than 1 year of college: 25
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 31
  • Associate degree: 10
  • Bachelor's degree: 245
  • Master's degree: 183
  • Professional school degree: 86
  • Doctorate degree: 42
Educational Attainment for Females
Kensington marital status for males
Kensington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 547
  • One, attached: 11
  • 3 or 4: 17
  • 5 to 9: 35
  • 10 to 19: 25
  • 20 to 49: 5
  • 50 or more: 247

House/condo owner moved in on average 10 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kensington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kensington, MD
  • 85.7%Utility gas
  • 10.4%Electricity
  • 2.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kensington, MD
  • 53.4%Electricity
  • 44.6%Utility gas
  • 1.2%Other fuel
  • 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
Here:

33.0%
Maryland:

15.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43
Here:

33.6%
Maryland:

14.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
Here:

29.1%
Maryland:

20.2%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability