Gaylord vs Kensington

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

Gaylord 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 85 in Gaylord). Kensington has the higher median home value ($58,200 vs $52,700 in Gaylord). Since 2019, Kensington's population has grown faster (+17.2% vs -48.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Gaylord	Kensington
Population	85	572
Median age	61.6 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$59,107
Median home value	$52,700	$58,200
Median gross rent	$242	$604
Housing units	91	302
Homeownership rate	67.3%	90.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.6%	26.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gaylord	Kensington
Population	164 → 85 (-48.2%)	488 → 572 (+17.2%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $39,792 (+15.1%)	$51,023 → $59,107 (+15.8%)
Median home value	$35,000 → $52,700 (+50.6%)	$72,900 → $58,200 (-20.2%)
Median gross rent	$185 → $242 (+30.8%)	$613 → $604 (-1.5%)

Gaylord

Population

16485

Median household income

$34,583$39,792

Median home value

$35,000$52,700

Median gross rent

$185$242

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)

	Gaylord	Kensington
Under 5	1.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	8.2%	21.0%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.8%
25 to 34	10.6%	4.4%
35 to 44	5.9%	7.5%
45 to 54	3.5%	14.9%
55 to 64	37.6%	12.6%
65 to 74	5.9%	13.1%
75 and over	23.5%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gaylord	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%	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	1.2%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gaylord	Kensington
No high school diploma	14.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	40.5%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	27.0%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	19.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gaylord	Kensington
Drove alone	90.9%	85.5%
Carpooled	9.1%	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)

	Gaylord	Kensington
1-unit, detached	72.5%	88.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.1%	6.0%
5 to 19 units	6.6%	2.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.8%	3.6%

Poverty & households

	Gaylord	Kensington
Poverty rate	22.4%	6.5%
Average household size	1.55	2.32
Mean commute (minutes)	31	13
Median year structure built	1961	1971