Four Corners vs South Kensington

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

Four Corners 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 7,785 in Four Corners). Four Corners has the higher median household income ($200,110 vs $193,793 in South Kensington). South Kensington has the higher median home value ($905,000 vs $606,100 in Four Corners).

Population, income & housing

	Four Corners	South Kensington
Population	7,785	8,057
Median age	40.3 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$200,110	$193,793
Median home value	$606,100	$905,000
Median gross rent	$2,785	$3,141
Housing units	2,811	2,967
Homeownership rate	88.5%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.0%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Four Corners	South Kensington
Population	8,246 → 7,785 (-5.6%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$136,985 → $200,110 (+46.1%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$470,700 → $606,100 (+28.8%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$2,229 → $2,785 (+24.9%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

Four Corners

Population

8,2467,785

Median household income

$136,985$200,110

Median home value

$470,700$606,100

Median gross rent

$2,229$2,785

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)

	Four Corners	South Kensington
Under 5	7.7%	7.5%
5 to 17	17.5%	21.1%
18 to 24	4.9%	4.3%
25 to 34	12.2%	6.4%
35 to 44	15.5%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	13.3%
65 to 74	10.0%	9.6%
75 and over	5.6%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Four Corners	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	78.0%
Black or African American	10.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	6.1%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.2%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.8%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	15.2%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Four Corners	South Kensington
No high school diploma	4.7%	2.7%
High school graduate	8.4%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	17.8%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	40.0%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Four Corners	South Kensington
Drove alone	52.3%	49.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	2.2%
Public transit	6.6%	5.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.9%
Worked from home	31.8%	38.8%
Other means	3.2%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Four Corners	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	93.7%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Four Corners	South Kensington
Poverty rate	4.3%	4.9%
Average household size	2.78	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1952	1956