Forada vs Kensington

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

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

Kensington has the higher population (267 vs 140 in Forada). Forada has the higher median household income ($68,750 vs $48,125 in Kensington). Forada has the higher median home value ($233,300 vs $96,500 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Forada	Kensington
Population	140	267
Median age	60.5 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$68,750	$48,125
Median home value	$233,300	$96,500
Housing units	128	139
Homeownership rate	91.7%	82.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.2%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forada	Kensington
Population	157 → 140 (-10.8%)	246 → 267 (+8.5%)
Median household income	$68,036 → $68,750 (+1.0%)	$48,036 → $48,125 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$163,200 → $233,300 (+43.0%)	$71,700 → $96,500 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$569 → $525 (-7.7%)

Forada

Population

157140

Median household income

$68,036$68,750

Median home value

$163,200$233,300

Kensington

Population

246267

Median household income

$48,036$48,125

Median home value

$71,700$96,500

Median gross rent

$569$525

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forada	Kensington
Under 5	3.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	1.4%	17.6%
18 to 24	10.7%	7.9%
25 to 34	5.7%	13.5%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	5.7%	10.1%
55 to 64	30.7%	22.8%
65 to 74	25.0%	7.5%
75 and over	5.7%	8.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forada	Kensington
White (non-Hispanic)	95.0%	95.5%
Black or African American	2.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forada	Kensington
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.1%
High school graduate	24.6%	51.5%
Some college or associate's	47.5%	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forada	Kensington
Drove alone	92.8%	79.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.7%
Public transit	0.0%	2.7%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	7.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forada	Kensington
1-unit, detached	83.6%	84.2%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Forada	Kensington
Poverty rate	11.4%	13.1%
Average household size	1.94	2.01
Mean commute (minutes)	36	25
Median year structure built	1984	1940