South Kensington

Population: 8,057
Median household income: $193,793
Median home value: $905,000

Located in Montgomery County, Maryland, South Kensington is a community with a population of 8,057. Its median household income of $193,793 runs above the Montgomery County figure of $128,733.

Between 2019 and 2023, South Kensington's population declined 8.1% from 8,763 to 8,057, while its median home value rose 20.0% from $754,200 to $905,000.

The typical home was built around 1956. 4.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,057
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $193,793
Median home value: $905,000
Median gross rent: $3,141
Housing units: 2,967
Homeownership rate: 86.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 82.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,7638,057

Median household income

$180,000$193,793

Median home value

$754,200$905,000

Median gross rent

$2,180$3,141

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,763	$180,000	$754,200	$2,180
2020	8,494	$177,946	$783,600	$2,692
2021	8,566	$197,500	$806,700	$2,447
2022	8,371	$199,981	$891,200	$2,890
2023	8,057	$193,793	$905,000	$3,141

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5414.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	606	7.5%
5 to 17	1,699	21.1%
18 to 24	347	4.3%
25 to 34	516	6.4%
35 to 44	1,044	13.0%
45 to 54	1,188	14.7%
55 to 64	1,073	13.3%
65 to 74	771	9.6%
75 and over	813	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,286	78.0%
Black or African American	344	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	84	1.0%
Asian	449	5.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.7%
Two or more races	506	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	331	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.7%

High school graduate5.8%

Some college or associate's8.8%

Bachelor's degree30.4%

Graduate or professional degree52.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	2.7%
High school graduate	316	5.8%
Some college or associate's	473	8.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,644	30.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,825	52.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone49.9%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit5.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.9%

Worked from home38.8%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,966	49.9%
Carpooled	87	2.2%
Public transit	198	5.0%
Walked	37	0.9%
Bicycle	34	0.9%
Worked from home	1,529	38.8%
Other means	91	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	15.6%
15 to 29 min	943	39.1%
30 to 44 min	640	26.5%
45 to 59 min	338	14.0%
60+ min	116	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 4.9% (388 of 7,925)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,108	74.3%
Nonfamily households	728	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,836	95.6%
Vacant	131	4.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,463	86.8%
Renter-occupied	373	13.2%

1-unit, detached90.4%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units0.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units7.7%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,682	90.4%
1-unit, attached	43	1.4%
2 to 4 units	4	0.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	229	7.7%
Mobile home & other	9	0.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2473600
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 39.0161, -77.0663