Kensington, MD

Census Place

2024 Population

2,369

US Senator

Chris Van Hollen

Democratic Party

US Senator

Angela Alsobrooks

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

2.19% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

6.33%

3.83% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$152,284

1.73% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kensington, MD is home to a population of 2.37k people, from which 88.3% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20% of Kensington, MD residents were born outside of the country (474 people).

In 2024, there were 4.58 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.55k people) in Kensington, MD than any other race or ethnicity. There were 337 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 130 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

88.3%

2024 Citizenship

86.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 88.3% of Kensington, MD residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kensington, MD was 86.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kensington, MD

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.55k ± 261
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
337 ± 249
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
130 ± 84

12.4%

Hispanic Population

294 people

12.4% of the people in Kensington, MD are hispanic (294 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kensington, MD 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 Maryland.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
133,677 ± 8,879 people
India
61,989 ± 6,082 people
Nigeria
50,832 ± 5,513 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maryland was El Salvador, the natal country of 133,677 Maryland residents, followed by India with 61,989 and Nigeria with 50,832.

Foreign-Born Population

20%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

474 people

22.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

512 people

As of 2024, 20% of Kensington, MD residents (474 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, MD was 22.8%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
28 ± 21
Gulf War (2001-)
13 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
12 ± 9

Kensington, MD has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.15 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Kensington, MD employs 1.06k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kensington, MD were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (186 people), Public Administration (167 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (104 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($227,679), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($162,500), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($161,000).

Employment

Occupations

1.06k

2024 Value

± 145

3.84%

1 Year growth

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensington, MD grew at a rate of 3.84%, from 1.02k employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kensington, MD, are Management Occupations (181 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (101 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (97 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kensington, MD.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maryland (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

1.06k

2024 Value

± 145

3.84%

1 Year growth

± 18.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kensington, MD grew at a rate of 3.84%, from 1.02k employees to 1.06k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kensington, MD, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (186 people), Public Administration (167 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (104 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kensington, MD, though some of these residents may live in Kensington, MD and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$139,583

Median earning men ± $41,274

$73,846

Median earning women ± $13,681

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($183,958), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($183,393), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($161,458).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($228,750), Public Administration ($131,161), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($113,281).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kensington, MD was $943,500 in 2024, which is 2.84 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $919,400 to $943,500, a 2.62% increase. The homeownership rate in Kensington, MD is 50.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kensington, MD have an average commute time of 28.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kensington, MD is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$943,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$48,966

$451

Median Property Taxes

±$68

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

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

Rent vs Own

50.5%

Homeownership

2024

67.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 50.5% of the housing units in Kensington, MD were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 52.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kensington, MD 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.

$152,284

Median Household Income

± $24,135

893

Number of Households

± 175

In 2024, the median household income of the 893 households in Kensington, MD grew to $152,284 from the previous year's value of $149,698.

The following chart displays the households in Kensington, MD 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, MD is from Maryland.

0.448

2024 Wage GINI in Maryland

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Maryland

In 2024, the income inequality in Maryland was 0.448 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Maryland was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maryland in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (56.4%)
Worked At Home (24.5%)
Walked (6.17%)

In 2024, 56.4% of workers in Kensington, MD drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (24.5%) and those who walked to work (6.17%).

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

28.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kensington, MD have a longer commute time (28.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kensington, MD have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.33% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kensington, MD (150 out of 2.37k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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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