North Kensington

Population: 8,980
Median household income: $126,782
Median home value: $571,000

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, North Kensington is a community with a population of 8,980. At $126,782, its median household income sits in line with Montgomery County's $128,733.

From 2019 to 2023, North Kensington's population held roughly steady from 9,036 to 8,980, while its median home value rose 28.1% from $445,800 to $571,000.

58.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 79.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,980
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $126,782
Median home value: $571,000
Median gross rent: $1,766
Housing units: 3,764
Homeownership rate: 79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 58.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,036	$106,700	$445,800	$1,703
2020	8,879	$109,614	$458,100	$1,470
2021	8,771	$117,708	$464,700	$1,408
2022	8,473	$122,838	$553,000	$1,621
2023	8,980	$126,782	$571,000	$1,766

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5414.1%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	633	7.0%
5 to 17	1,207	13.4%
18 to 24	446	5.0%
25 to 34	927	10.3%
35 to 44	1,526	17.0%
45 to 54	1,264	14.1%
55 to 64	1,234	13.7%
65 to 74	887	9.9%
75 and over	856	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,649	51.8%
Black or African American	963	10.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	471	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	98	1.1%
Two or more races	409	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,390	26.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate18.4%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree30.7%

Graduate or professional degree27.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	402	6.0%
High school graduate	1,231	18.4%
Some college or associate's	1,168	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,052	30.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,841	27.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone59.1%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit5.7%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home24.7%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,868	59.1%
Carpooled	401	8.3%
Public transit	277	5.7%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	1,199	24.7%
Other means	91	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	507	13.9%
15 to 29 min	1,221	33.4%
30 to 44 min	1,150	31.5%
45 to 59 min	363	9.9%
60+ min	415	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 3.8% (334 of 8,797)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,228	62.6%
Nonfamily households	1,331	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,559	94.6%
Vacant	205	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,816	79.1%
Renter-occupied	743	20.9%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units8.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,802	74.4%
1-unit, attached	294	7.8%
2 to 4 units	26	0.7%
5 to 19 units	322	8.6%
20 or more units	320	8.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2456712
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.5 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.0392, -77.0716