Kensington

Population: 2,248
Median household income: $149,698
Median home value: $919,400

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, Kensington is a community with a population of 2,248. At $149,698, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kensington's population grew 7.1% from 2,098 to 2,248, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $712,500 to $919,400.

50.5% of workers drive to work alone. 54.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,248
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $149,698
Median home value: $919,400
Median gross rent: $2,105
Housing units: 890
Homeownership rate: 52.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 76.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0982,248

Median household income

$125,357$149,698

Median home value

$712,500$919,400

Median gross rent

$1,592$2,105

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,098	$125,357	$712,500	$1,592
2020	2,212	$126,162	$744,800	$1,709
2021	2,336	$132,132	$797,300	$1,920
2022	2,241	$143,021	$882,900	$2,118
2023	2,248	$149,698	$919,400	$2,105

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1723.1%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 345.4%

35 to 4417.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	8.4%
5 to 17	519	23.1%
18 to 24	89	4.0%
25 to 34	121	5.4%
35 to 44	401	17.8%
45 to 54	239	10.6%
55 to 64	245	10.9%
65 to 74	314	14.0%
75 and over	131	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,419	63.1%
Black or African American	120	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	309	13.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.4%
Two or more races	79	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	313	13.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate11.5%

Some college or associate's10.4%

Bachelor's degree28.5%

Graduate or professional degree47.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	30	2.1%
High school graduate	167	11.5%
Some college or associate's	151	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	414	28.5%
Graduate or professional degree	689	47.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone50.5%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit8.4%

Walked5.0%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home27.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	510	50.5%
Carpooled	70	6.9%
Public transit	85	8.4%
Walked	50	5.0%
Bicycle	12	1.2%
Worked from home	279	27.6%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	126	17.2%
15 to 29 min	238	32.6%
30 to 44 min	203	27.8%
45 to 59 min	75	10.3%
60+ min	89	12.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 6.6% (148 of 2,248)

	Count	Share
Family households	511	61.7%
Nonfamily households	317	38.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	828	93.0%
Vacant	62	7.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	434	52.4%
Renter-occupied	394	47.6%

1-unit, detached54.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units35.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	489	54.9%
1-unit, attached	12	1.3%
2 to 4 units	18	2.0%
5 to 19 units	53	6.0%
20 or more units	318	35.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2443500
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0268, -77.0737