Forest Glen vs South Kensington

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

Forest Glen 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 6,650 in Forest Glen). South Kensington has the higher median household income ($193,793 vs $127,196 in Forest Glen). South Kensington has the higher median home value ($905,000 vs $604,800 in Forest Glen).

Population, income & housing

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
Population	6,650	8,057
Median age	39.5 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$127,196	$193,793
Median home value	$604,800	$905,000
Median gross rent	$1,553	$3,141
Housing units	2,640	2,967
Homeownership rate	62.9%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.9%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
Population	6,469 → 6,650 (+2.8%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$105,585 → $127,196 (+20.5%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$461,500 → $604,800 (+31.1%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,550 → $1,553 (+0.2%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

Forest Glen

Population

6,4696,650

Median household income

$105,585$127,196

Median home value

$461,500$604,800

Median gross rent

$1,550$1,553

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)

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
Under 5	5.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.8%	21.1%
18 to 24	8.7%	4.3%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.4%
35 to 44	15.1%	13.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	14.7%
55 to 64	8.6%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.6%
75 and over	9.0%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	48.9%	78.0%
Black or African American	11.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	1.0%
Asian	5.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	7.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	25.4%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
No high school diploma	10.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	9.1%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	13.3%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	37.5%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
Drove alone	40.8%	49.9%
Carpooled	5.1%	2.2%
Public transit	13.4%	5.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.9%
Worked from home	37.2%	38.8%
Other means	1.4%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	56.0%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	4.7%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	20.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	17.9%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Forest Glen	South Kensington
Poverty rate	6.9%	4.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1959	1956