Kensington, California

Back to Kensington, CA housing info, Contra Costa County, California, CA smaller cities, CA small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Kensington, CA Contra Costa County Population in July 2007: 5,278. Males: 2,498   (47.3%) Females: 2,780   (52.7%) Median resident age:   47.1 years California median age:   33.3 years Zip codes: 94708. Estimated median household income in 2007: $111,934 (it was $93,247 in 2000) Kensington:   $111,934 California:   $59,948 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $66,868 Kensington:   $66,868 California:   $28,678 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,038,961 (it was $423,800 in 2000) Kensington:   $1,038,961 California:   $532,300 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $991,134; Detached houses: $973,084; Townhouses or other attached units: $1,230,635; In 2-unit structures: $931,499; In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,899,566 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94707 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 94708 Kensington, CA residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Kensington: White Non-Hispanic (79.9%) Chinese (4.6%) Two or more races (3.9%) Hispanic (3.5%) Japanese (3.2%) Black (2.6%) Asian Indian (1.0%) Other race (0.9%) American Indian (0.7%) Korean (0.6%) Other Asian (0.6%) 2008 cost of living index in Kensington: 178.2 (very high, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Kensington, California on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Kensington is mentioned 448 times on our forum: Job relocating to Kensington--many questions  (4 replies) Is Kensington Family Friendly?  (8 replies) San Diego is not a good place to live anymore  (154 replies) Sad in Seattle...San Francisco or San Diego??  (73 replies) How would tree hugging, vegetarian liberals fair in Pleasanton, Danvile or San Ramon?  (72 replies) Kensington, CA  (0 replies) Latest news from Kensington, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: English (16.1%), German (14.0%), Irish (13.1%), Italian (6.6%), French (5.6%), Polish (5.4%). Current Local Time: PST time zone Elevation: 600 feet Land area: 1.15 square miles. Population density: 4600 people per square mile   (average).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.89
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Kensington, California

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Kensington-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below California state average. It is 1310% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/18/1906 at 13:12:21, a magnitude 7.9 (7.9 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 39.9 miles away from Kensington center, causing $524,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1989 at 00:04:15, a magnitude 7.1 (6.5 MB, 7.1 MS, 6.9 MW, 7.0 ML) earthquake occurred 61.7 miles away from the city center, causing 62 deaths (62 shaking deaths) and 3757 injuries, causing $1,305,032,704 total damage
On 4/24/1984 at 21:15:19, a magnitude 6.2 (5.7 MB, 6.1 MS, 6.2 MW, 6.2 ML, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 52.0 miles away from the city center
On 1/24/1980 at 19:00:09, a magnitude 5.9 (5.3 MB, 5.9 MS, 5.8 MW, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 33.0 miles away from Kensington center
On 1/27/1980 at 02:33:36, a magnitude 5.8 (5.0 MB, 5.0 MS, 5.8 ML) earthquake occurred 31.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/1979 at 17:05:22, a magnitude 5.9 (5.4 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, 5.9 ML) earthquake occurred 68.9 miles away from Kensington center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Political contributions by individuals in Kensington, CA

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Notable location: Kensington Branch Contra Costa County Library (A). Display/hide its location on the map Church in Kensington: Saint Jerome Roman Catholic Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Sunset View Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Reservoir: Summit Reservoir (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
California:	2.9 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	62.6%
Whole state:	68.9%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	5.5%
Whole state:	5.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.6% of all households

This place:	3.3%
Whole state:	14.2%

This place:	1.3%
Whole state:	6.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Kensington, CA

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6.30% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($66,206 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.30%
California average:	5.75%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($760 average AGI)

Contra Costa County:	0.12%
California average:	0.21%

from Alameda County, CA	1.95% ($67,733 average AGI)
from San Francisco County, CA	0.57% ($74,794)
from Solano County, CA	0.36% ($51,540)

7.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($66,530 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.00%
California average:	6.27%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)

Contra Costa County:	0.07%
California average:	0.11%

to Alameda County, CA	1.47% ($61,758 average AGI)
to Solano County, CA	0.51% ($54,810)
to San Francisco County, CA	0.42% ($58,453)

• Lat: 37.913778 Lon: -122.279111, Call Sign: WQEJ734
  Assigned Frequencies : 467.787 MHz, 467.837 MHz, 467.850 MHz, 467.875 MHz, 467.900 MHz
  Grant Date: 02/14/2006, Expiration Date: 02/14/2016, Certifier: Jill Houghton
  Registrant: Lao 20530101, 102 E. Middle St., Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (800) 886-4222, Fax: (717) 337-9157, Email:

• Sunset Drive, Overall height: 17.7 m, Call Sign: WPNK622
  Assigned Frequencies : 7000.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 10/10/1989, Expiration Date: 12/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 09/03/1996
  Registrant: West Coast United Broadcasting Co., 45 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

• Aircraft: WARD BREEZY (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 3, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 85 mph), Engine: Reciprocating
  N-Number: 32DW , Serial Number: DW001, Year manufactured: 1974, Airworthiness Date: 07/14/1980
  Registrant (Individual): David Martin Ward, 18 Kingston Rd, Kensington, CA 94707
• Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 107 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 3945K , Serial Number: 28-23821, Year manufactured: 1967, Airworthiness Date: 10/11/1967
  Registrant (Individual): Knute A Fisher, 144 Highland Blvd, Kensington, CA 94708
• Aircraft: CESSNA TR182 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 4966S , Serial Number: R18201495, Year manufactured: 1980, Airworthiness Date: 02/29/1980
  Registrant (Co-Owned): Herwart W Gebhardt, 46 Cowper Ave, Kensington, CA 94707, Other Owners: Doris Gebhardt
• Aircraft: CESSNA R182 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 111 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES (250 HP) (Reciprocating)
  N-Number: 756PB , Serial Number: R18201123, Year manufactured: 1979, Airworthiness Date: 05/25/1979
  Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, 7 Kingston Road, Kensington, CA 94707

• Fire: 13
• Hazardous Condition: 13