Kensington vs Saranap

A side-by-side comparison of Kensington and Saranap: population, income, housing, and more.

Kensington and Saranap are places in California. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Saranap has the higher population (5,693 vs 5,292 in Kensington). Kensington has the higher median household income ($209,137 vs $152,821 in Saranap). Kensington has the higher median home value ($1,412,500 vs $1,391,300 in Saranap).

Population, income & housing

	Kensington	Saranap
Population	5,292	5,693
Median age	46.0 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$209,137	$152,821
Median home value	$1,412,500	$1,391,300
Median gross rent	$3,501	$2,644
Housing units	2,258	2,412
Homeownership rate	85.3%	65.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	81.4%	72.7%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensington	Saranap
Population	5,329 → 5,292 (-0.7%)	6,231 → 5,693 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$146,563 → $209,137 (+42.7%)	$129,567 → $152,821 (+17.9%)
Median home value	$944,000 → $1,412,500 (+49.6%)	$925,000 → $1,391,300 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$2,763 → $3,501 (+26.7%)	$2,164 → $2,644 (+22.2%)

Kensington

Population

5,3295,292

Median household income

$146,563$209,137

Median home value

$944,000$1,412,500

Median gross rent

$2,763$3,501

Saranap

Population

6,2315,693

Median household income

$129,567$152,821

Median home value

$925,000$1,391,300

Median gross rent

$2,164$2,644

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kensington	Saranap
Under 5	5.5%	6.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	18.9%
18 to 24	3.9%	5.7%
25 to 34	9.2%	8.3%
35 to 44	15.4%	14.6%
45 to 54	12.7%	21.6%
55 to 64	14.8%	7.7%
65 to 74	14.3%	9.4%
75 and over	9.1%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensington	Saranap
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	63.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	11.1%	11.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	2.9%
Two or more races	10.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	15.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensington	Saranap
No high school diploma	0.8%	2.6%
High school graduate	3.6%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	14.1%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.4%	38.1%
Graduate or professional degree	49.0%	34.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensington	Saranap
Drove alone	29.7%	53.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	7.3%
Public transit	9.0%	5.3%
Walked	2.4%	2.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	49.1%	29.9%
Other means	2.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensington	Saranap
1-unit, detached	94.2%	64.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	22.3%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kensington	Saranap
Poverty rate	4.6%	2.9%
Average household size	2.48	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	37	29
Median year structure built	1946	1957