Leisure World vs South Kensington

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

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

Leisure World has the higher population (8,693 vs 8,057 in South Kensington). South Kensington has the higher median household income ($193,793 vs $58,125 in Leisure World). South Kensington has the higher median home value ($905,000 vs $265,100 in Leisure World).

Population, income & housing

	Leisure World	South Kensington
Population	8,693	8,057
Median age	76.9 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$58,125	$193,793
Median home value	$265,100	$905,000
Median gross rent	$2,111	$3,141
Housing units	6,650	2,967
Homeownership rate	82.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	54.5%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	16.2%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Leisure World	South Kensington
Population	9,040 → 8,693 (-3.8%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$52,938 → $58,125 (+9.8%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$214,100 → $265,100 (+23.8%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,621 → $2,111 (+30.2%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

Leisure World

Population

9,0408,693

Median household income

$52,938$58,125

Median home value

$214,100$265,100

Median gross rent

$1,621$2,111

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)

	Leisure World	South Kensington
Under 5	0.3%	7.5%
5 to 17	3.3%	21.1%
18 to 24	1.8%	4.3%
25 to 34	1.7%	6.4%
35 to 44	2.8%	13.0%
45 to 54	2.5%	14.7%
55 to 64	7.4%	13.3%
65 to 74	23.7%	9.6%
75 and over	56.3%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Leisure World	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	60.8%	78.0%
Black or African American	22.0%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.0%
Asian	9.6%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	6.5%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Leisure World	South Kensington
No high school diploma	1.8%	2.7%
High school graduate	20.5%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	23.2%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	25.6%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Leisure World	South Kensington
Drove alone	72.3%	49.9%
Carpooled	2.3%	2.2%
Public transit	7.1%	5.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	18.0%	38.8%
Other means	0.3%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Leisure World	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	4.7%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	21.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	3.8%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	13.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	56.5%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Leisure World	South Kensington
Poverty rate	7.8%	4.9%
Average household size	1.44	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1982	1956