Kensington vs Nelson

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

Kensington and Nelson 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 113 in Nelson). Nelson has the higher median household income ($52,708 vs $48,125 in Kensington). Nelson has the higher median home value ($156,700 vs $96,500 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Kensington	Nelson
Population	267	113
Median age	42.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$48,125	$52,708
Median home value	$96,500	$156,700
Median gross rent	—	$917
Housing units	139	71
Homeownership rate	82.0%	50.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.9%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensington	Nelson
Population	246 → 267 (+8.5%)	151 → 113 (-25.2%)
Median household income	$48,036 → $48,125 (+0.2%)	$43,000 → $52,708 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$71,700 → $96,500 (+34.6%)	$118,400 → $156,700 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $525 (-7.7%)	$921 → $917 (-0.4%)

Kensington

Population

246267

Median household income

$48,036$48,125

Median home value

$71,700$96,500

Median gross rent

$569$525

Nelson

Population

151113

Median household income

$43,000$52,708

Median home value

$118,400$156,700

Median gross rent

$921$917

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kensington	Nelson
Under 5	1.9%	0.9%
5 to 17	17.6%	16.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.1%
25 to 34	13.5%	6.2%
35 to 44	10.1%	15.9%
45 to 54	10.1%	24.8%
55 to 64	22.8%	16.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	4.4%
75 and over	8.6%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensington	Nelson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	94.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensington	Nelson
No high school diploma	2.1%	1.2%
High school graduate	51.5%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	58.8%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensington	Nelson
Drove alone	79.2%	87.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	2.9%
Public transit	2.7%	1.4%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.4%
Worked from home	7.4%	7.2%
Other means	4.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensington	Nelson
1-unit, detached	84.2%	63.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.2%	21.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Kensington	Nelson
Poverty rate	13.1%	13.3%
Average household size	2.01	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1940	1972