Kensington vs Windsor Locks

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

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

Windsor Locks has the higher population (12,555 vs 9,936 in Kensington). Kensington has the higher median household income ($105,000 vs $90,417 in Windsor Locks). Kensington has the higher median home value ($304,400 vs $236,800 in Windsor Locks).

Population, income & housing

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
Population	9,936	12,555
Median age	49.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,000	$90,417
Median home value	$304,400	$236,800
Median gross rent	$1,418	$1,290
Housing units	4,434	5,483
Homeownership rate	83.4%	79.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.4%	26.4%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	6.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
Population	7,971 → 9,936 (+24.7%)	12,671 → 12,555 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$98,143 → $105,000 (+7.0%)	$70,067 → $90,417 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$260,300 → $304,400 (+16.9%)	$188,200 → $236,800 (+25.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,244 → $1,418 (+14.0%)	$1,189 → $1,290 (+8.5%)

Kensington

Population

7,9719,936

Median household income

$98,143$105,000

Median home value

$260,300$304,400

Median gross rent

$1,244$1,418

Windsor Locks

Population

12,67112,555

Median household income

$70,067$90,417

Median home value

$188,200$236,800

Median gross rent

$1,189$1,290

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
Under 5	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.8%	13.4%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.7%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.2%	19.8%
65 to 74	16.6%	8.1%
75 and over	9.5%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
White (non-Hispanic)	84.2%	71.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.2%	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	1.2%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
No high school diploma	6.7%	3.6%
High school graduate	23.5%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	29.4%	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	22.8%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	17.6%	8.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
Drove alone	80.6%	71.7%
Carpooled	2.8%	11.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.2%	13.7%
Other means	0.3%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
1-unit, detached	77.4%	68.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	15.4%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	4.7%	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kensington	Windsor Locks
Poverty rate	6.3%	9.6%
Average household size	2.28	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	1962	1960