Kensington, CT

Census Place

2024 Population

9,962

US Senator

Richard Blumenthal

Democratic Party

US Senator

Chris Murphy

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

48.7

0.612% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

3.18%

49.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$109,447

4.24% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kensington, CT is home to a population of 9.96k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.09% of Kensington, CT residents were born outside of the country (906 people).

In 2024, there were 12.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.11k people) in Kensington, CT than any other race or ethnicity. There were 652 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 394 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.4%

2024 Citizenship

96.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.4% of Kensington, CT residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kensington, CT was 96.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kensington, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kensington, CT

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.11k ± 835
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
652 ± 442
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
394 ± 215

11.3%

Hispanic Population

1.13k people

11.3% of the people in Kensington, CT are hispanic (1.13k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kensington, CT as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Connecticut.

Most Common Origin

Jamaica
46,306 ± 5,249 people
India
39,834 ± 4,873 people
Dominican Republic
31,156 ± 4,315 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Connecticut was Jamaica, the natal country of 46,306 Connecticut residents, followed by India with 39,834 and Dominican Republic with 31,156.

Foreign-Born Population

9.09%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

906 people

9.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

924 people

As of 2024, 9.09% of Kensington, CT residents (906 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kensington, CT was 9.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kensington, CT compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
201 ± 127
Gulf War (2001-)
71 ± 68
World War II
22 ± 33

Kensington, CT has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.83 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kensington, CT.

Economy

The economy of Kensington, CT employs 5.78k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kensington, CT were Retail Trade (957 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (955 people), and Educational Services (655 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($120,125), Finance & Insurance ($87,644), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($84,485).

Employment

Occupations

5.78k

2024 Value

± 732

0.855%

1 Year growth

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensington, CT grew at a rate of 0.855%, from 5.73k employees to 5.78k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kensington, CT, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (859 people), Sales & Related Occupations (829 people), and Management Occupations (532 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kensington, CT.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Connecticut.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Connecticut (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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

5.78k

2024 Value

± 732

0.855%

1 Year growth

± 18.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensington, CT grew at a rate of 0.855%, from 5.73k employees to 5.78k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kensington, CT, are Retail Trade (957 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (955 people), and Educational Services (655 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kensington, CT, though some of these residents may live in Kensington, CT and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$63,968

Median earning men ± $4,249

$47,946

Median earning women ± $7,935

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($121,500), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($86,356), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,813), Public Administration ($72,037), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,264).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kensington, CT was $330,400 in 2024, which is 0.993 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $304,400 to $330,400, a 8.54% increase. The homeownership rate in Kensington, CT is 84.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kensington, CT have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kensington, CT is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$330,400

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,504

$3,633

Median Property Taxes

±$495

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, CT the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

84.9%

Homeownership

2024

60.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 84.9% of the housing units in Kensington, CT were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 83.4%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$109,447

Median Household Income

± $15,182

4.28k

Number of Households

± 641

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.28k households in Kensington, CT grew to $109,447 from the previous year's value of $105,000.

The following chart displays the households in Kensington, CT 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, CT is from Connecticut.

0.495

2024 Wage GINI in Connecticut

0.498

2023 Wage GINI in Connecticut

In 2024, the income inequality in Connecticut was 0.495 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.618% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Connecticut was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Connecticut in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (80.6%)
Worked At Home (13.8%)
Carpooled (3.25%)

In 2024, 80.6% of workers in Kensington, CT drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.8%) and those who carpooled to work (3.25%).

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

20.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kensington, CT have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.384% of the workforce in Kensington, CT have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kensington, CT distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kensington, CT have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.18% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kensington, CT (316 out of 9.93k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kensington, CT is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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