Kensington, CA

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US Senator

Alex Padilla

Democratic Party

US Senator

Adam Schiff

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

3.97% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Property Value

$1.41M

8.05% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,704

2.85% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Kensington, CA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2023, the median property value in Kensington, CA was $1.41M, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Kensington, CA N/A, and the average commute time was 36.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kensington, CA was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Kensington, CA employs 2.7k people. The largest industries in Kensington, CA are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (792 people), Educational Services (547 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people), and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Occupations

2.7k

2023 Value

± 314

2.85%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kensington, CA, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kensington, CA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in California (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.7k

2023 Value

± 314

2.85%

1 Year growth

± 16.1%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kensington, CA, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (792 people), Educational Services (547 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (231 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kensington, CA, though some of these residents may live in Kensington, CA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.57%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 17.9M people employed in California. This represents a 2.57% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in California.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing the state of California. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (58.5%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (38.3%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.25%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in California went to Kamala Harris with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (38.3%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.25%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in California for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from California

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Alex Padilla

Senator from California

Assumed office on January 20, 2021
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Kamala Harris, who had become Vice President of the United States.

Adam Schiff

Senator from California

Assumed office on December 8, 2024
Elected to the seat to succeed Laphonza Butler, who had been appointed to the seat following the death of Dianne Feinstein.

Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff are the senators currently representing California.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in California over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from California

California is currently represented by 52 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for California have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kensington, CA was $1.41M in 2023, which is 4.66 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $1.31M to $1.41M, a 8.05% increase. The homeownership rate in Kensington, CA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

People in Kensington, CA have an average commute time of 36.8 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Kensington, CA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$1.41M

Median Property Value 2023

±$92,170

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kensington, CA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kensington, CA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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64%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kensington, CA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Kensington, CA colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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2.13k

Number of Households

± 235

The following chart displays the households in Kensington, CA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kensington, CA is from Kensington, CA.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Kensington, CA across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

36.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kensington, CA have a similar commute time (36.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (36.8 minutes). Additionally, 8.15% of the workforce in Kensington, CA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kensington, CA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

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The following map shows the N/A by state over multiple years.

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Health

N/A% of the population of Kensington, CA has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Contra Costa County, CA see 968 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.921% decrease from the previous year (977 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1088 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 260 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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968 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Contra Costa County, CA

Primary care physicians in Contra Costa County, CA see an average of 968 patients per year. This represents a 0.921% decrease from the previous year (977 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Contra Costa County, CA in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.6% under 18 years, 13.2% between 18 and 34 years, 42.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kensington, CA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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