Cabin John vs Kensington

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

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

Kensington has the higher population (2,248 vs 2,096 in Cabin John). Cabin John has the higher median household income ($222,500 vs $149,698 in Kensington). Cabin John has the higher median home value ($1,293,900 vs $919,400 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Cabin John	Kensington
Population	2,096	2,248
Median age	49.3 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$222,500	$149,698
Median home value	$1,293,900	$919,400
Median gross rent	—	$2,105
Housing units	926	890
Homeownership rate	95.9%	52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	88.2%	76.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cabin John	Kensington
Population	2,121 → 2,096 (-1.2%)	2,098 → 2,248 (+7.1%)
Median household income	$182,279 → $222,500 (+22.1%)	$125,357 → $149,698 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$933,200 → $1,293,900 (+38.7%)	$712,500 → $919,400 (+29.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,592 → $2,105 (+32.2%)

Cabin John

Population

2,1212,096

Median household income

$182,279$222,500

Median home value

$933,200$1,293,900

Kensington

Population

2,0982,248

Median household income

$125,357$149,698

Median home value

$712,500$919,400

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,105

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cabin John	Kensington
Under 5	2.8%	8.4%
5 to 17	19.3%	23.1%
18 to 24	4.2%	4.0%
25 to 34	6.2%	5.4%
35 to 44	13.2%	17.8%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.6%
55 to 64	15.1%	10.9%
65 to 74	8.9%	14.0%
75 and over	17.8%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cabin John	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	63.1%
Black or African American	4.2%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	10.0%	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	13.6%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	10.7%	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cabin John	Kensington
No high school diploma	1.0%	2.1%
High school graduate	4.9%	11.5%
Some college or associate's	5.9%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	26.4%	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	61.8%	47.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cabin John	Kensington
Drove alone	53.4%	50.5%
Carpooled	9.2%	6.9%
Public transit	1.2%	8.4%
Walked	0.0%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.2%
Worked from home	35.2%	27.6%
Other means	1.0%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cabin John	Kensington
1-unit, detached	90.3%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	8.2%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.0%
20 or more units	1.5%	35.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cabin John	Kensington
Poverty rate	0.1%	6.6%
Average household size	2.48	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	30	30
Median year structure built	1976	1959