North Kensington vs South Kensington

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

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

North Kensington has the higher population (8,980 vs 8,057 in South Kensington). South Kensington has the higher median household income ($193,793 vs $126,782 in North Kensington). South Kensington has the higher median home value ($905,000 vs $571,000 in North Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	North Kensington	South Kensington
Population	8,980	8,057
Median age	43.2 yrs	44.2 yrs
Median household income	$126,782	$193,793
Median home value	$571,000	$905,000
Median gross rent	$1,766	$3,141
Housing units	3,764	2,967
Homeownership rate	79.1%	86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.2%	82.7%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Kensington	South Kensington
Population	9,036 → 8,980 (-0.6%)	8,763 → 8,057 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$106,700 → $126,782 (+18.8%)	$180,000 → $193,793 (+7.7%)
Median home value	$445,800 → $571,000 (+28.1%)	$754,200 → $905,000 (+20.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,703 → $1,766 (+3.7%)	$2,180 → $3,141 (+44.1%)

North Kensington

Population

9,0368,980

Median household income

$106,700$126,782

Median home value

$445,800$571,000

Median gross rent

$1,703$1,766

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)

	North Kensington	South Kensington
Under 5	7.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	13.4%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.0%	4.3%
25 to 34	10.3%	6.4%
35 to 44	17.0%	13.0%
45 to 54	14.1%	14.7%
55 to 64	13.7%	13.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	9.6%
75 and over	9.5%	10.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Kensington	South Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	51.8%	78.0%
Black or African American	10.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	5.2%	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	4.6%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.6%	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Kensington	South Kensington
No high school diploma	6.0%	2.7%
High school graduate	18.4%	5.8%
Some college or associate's	17.4%	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	30.7%	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	27.5%	52.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Kensington	South Kensington
Drove alone	59.1%	49.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	2.2%
Public transit	5.7%	5.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.4%	0.9%
Worked from home	24.7%	38.8%
Other means	1.9%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Kensington	South Kensington
1-unit, detached	74.4%	90.4%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.7%	0.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	8.5%	7.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	North Kensington	South Kensington
Poverty rate	3.8%	4.9%
Average household size	2.47	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	31	28
Median year structure built	1958	1956