Athol vs Kensington

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

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

Kensington has the higher population (572 vs 62 in Athol). Kensington has the higher median household income ($59,107 vs $59,063 in Athol). Athol has the higher median home value ($66,400 vs $58,200 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Athol	Kensington
Population	62	572
Median age	41.8 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$59,063	$59,107
Median home value	$66,400	$58,200
Median gross rent	—	$604
Housing units	24	302
Homeownership rate	89.5%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.4%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Athol	Kensington
Population	34 → 62 (+82.4%)	488 → 572 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$53,000 → $59,063 (+11.4%)	$51,023 → $59,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $66,400 (-2.8%)	$72,900 → $58,200 (-20.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$613 → $604 (-1.5%)

Athol

Population

3462

Median household income

$53,000$59,063

Median home value

$68,300$66,400

Kensington

Population

488572

Median household income

$51,023$59,107

Median home value

$72,900$58,200

Median gross rent

$613$604

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Athol	Kensington
Under 5	0.0%	5.1%
5 to 17	33.9%	21.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	4.4%
35 to 44	19.4%	7.5%
45 to 54	3.2%	14.9%
55 to 64	17.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	24.2%	13.1%
75 and over	1.6%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Athol	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Athol	Kensington
No high school diploma	17.1%	2.8%
High school graduate	43.9%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.4%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Athol	Kensington
Drove alone	100.0%	85.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	3.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Athol	Kensington
1-unit, detached	100.0%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Athol	Kensington
Poverty rate	3.2%	6.5%
Average household size	3.26	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	58	13
Median year structure built	1938	1971