Kensington vs Plandome

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

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

Kensington has the higher population (1,462 vs 1,458 in Plandome). Plandome has the higher median household income ($250,001 vs $217,679 in Kensington). Plandome has the higher median home value ($2,000,001 vs $1,413,500 in Kensington).

Population, income & housing

	Kensington	Plandome
Population	1,462	1,458
Median age	42.5 yrs	44.5 yrs
Median household income	$217,679	$250,001
Median home value	$1,413,500	$2,000,001
Median gross rent	—	$3,501
Housing units	484	469
Homeownership rate	97.6%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	75.4%	89.3%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	1.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kensington	Plandome
Population	1,368 → 1,462 (+6.9%)	1,228 → 1,458 (+18.7%)
Median household income	$180,750 → $217,679 (+20.4%)	$250,001 → $250,001 (+0.0%)
Median home value	$1,310,700 → $1,413,500 (+7.8%)	$2,000,001 → $2,000,001 (+0.0%)

Kensington

Population

1,3681,462

Median household income

$180,750$217,679

Median home value

$1,310,700$1,413,500

Plandome

Population

1,2281,458

Median household income

$250,001$250,001

Median home value

$2,000,001$2,000,001

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kensington	Plandome
Under 5	8.4%	3.0%
5 to 17	23.8%	26.2%
18 to 24	4.8%	4.5%
25 to 34	5.7%	7.1%
35 to 44	9.8%	10.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	18.0%
55 to 64	12.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.2%	9.3%
75 and over	14.0%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kensington	Plandome
White (non-Hispanic)	63.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	30.2%	9.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	5.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kensington	Plandome
No high school diploma	3.6%	0.1%
High school graduate	9.0%	3.9%
Some college or associate's	12.1%	6.6%
Bachelor's degree	34.5%	47.2%
Graduate or professional degree	40.8%	42.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kensington	Plandome
Drove alone	30.4%	27.9%
Carpooled	4.8%	0.8%
Public transit	30.2%	40.9%
Walked	3.9%	1.4%
Bicycle	1.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.3%	29.1%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kensington	Plandome
1-unit, detached	79.5%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	20.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kensington	Plandome
Poverty rate	8.2%	4.0%
Average household size	3.13	3.27
Mean commute (minutes)	41	47
Median year structure built	1938	1938