Burtonsville vs North Kensington

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

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

Burtonsville has the higher population (10,063 vs 8,980 in North Kensington). Burtonsville has the higher median household income ($130,000 vs $126,782 in North Kensington). North Kensington has the higher median home value ($571,000 vs $481,800 in Burtonsville).

Population, income & housing

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
Population	10,063	8,980
Median age	37.9 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$130,000	$126,782
Median home value	$481,800	$571,000
Median gross rent	$2,222	$1,766
Housing units	3,002	3,764
Homeownership rate	80.7%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.0%	58.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
Population	9,823 → 10,063 (+2.4%)	9,036 → 8,980 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$102,008 → $130,000 (+27.4%)	$106,700 → $126,782 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$384,800 → $481,800 (+25.2%)	$445,800 → $571,000 (+28.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,794 → $2,222 (+23.9%)	$1,703 → $1,766 (+3.7%)

Burtonsville

Population

9,82310,063

Median household income

$102,008$130,000

Median home value

$384,800$481,800

Median gross rent

$1,794$2,222

North Kensington

Population

9,0368,980

Median household income

$106,700$126,782

Median home value

$445,800$571,000

Median gross rent

$1,703$1,766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
Under 5	5.4%	7.0%
5 to 17	16.7%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	13.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	16.7%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	14.1%
55 to 64	13.3%	13.7%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.9%
75 and over	5.0%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	22.1%	51.8%
Black or African American	33.8%	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	23.8%	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.8%	1.1%
Two or more races	3.8%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.7%	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
No high school diploma	7.1%	6.0%
High school graduate	17.3%	18.4%
Some college or associate's	29.6%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	24.7%	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	21.3%	27.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
Drove alone	70.6%	59.1%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.3%
Public transit	3.4%	5.7%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	17.3%	24.7%
Other means	0.9%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
1-unit, detached	60.2%	74.4%
1-unit, attached	30.9%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	1.0%	0.7%
5 to 19 units	7.0%	8.6%
20 or more units	1.0%	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Burtonsville	North Kensington
Poverty rate	3.5%	3.8%
Average household size	3.37	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	33	31
Median year structure built	1985	1958