Darnestown vs South Kensington

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

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

South Kensington has the higher population (8,057 vs 6,835 in Darnestown). Darnestown has the higher median household income ($217,679 vs $193,793 in South Kensington). Darnestown has the higher median home value ($908,400 vs $905,000 in South Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Darnestown	South Kensington
Population	6,835	8,057
Median age	46.6 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$217,679	$193,793
Median home value	$908,400	$905,000
Median gross rent	$3,501	$3,141
Housing units	2,314	2,967
Homeownership rate	94.4%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.5%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Darnestown	South Kensington
Population	6,462 → 6,835 (+5.8%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$216,250 → $217,679 (+0.7%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$744,500 → $908,400 (+22.0%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,688 → $3,501 (+107.4%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

Darnestown

Population

6,4626,835

Median household income

$216,250$217,679

Median home value

$744,500$908,400

Median gross rent

$1,688$3,501

South Kensington

Population

8,7638,057

Median household income

$180,000$193,793

Median home value

$754,200$905,000

Median gross rent

$2,180$3,141

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Darnestown	South Kensington
Under 5	4.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.2%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.3%
25 to 34	5.4%	6.4%
35 to 44	9.6%	13.0%
45 to 54	19.2%	14.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	13.3%
65 to 74	11.0%	9.6%
75 and over	6.9%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Darnestown	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	69.0%	78.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	17.4%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.7%
Two or more races	1.9%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	7.7%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Darnestown	South Kensington
No high school diploma	5.2%	2.7%
High school graduate	7.4%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	36.1%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	35.4%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Darnestown	South Kensington
Drove alone	56.5%	49.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.2%
Public transit	4.2%	5.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	30.8%	38.8%
Other means	3.0%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Darnestown	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	94.6%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.1%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Darnestown	South Kensington
Poverty rate	0.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.95	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	39	28
Median year structure built	1985	1956