Kensington, CA (California) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 4,841, Rural population: 8 (all nonfarm))

Kensington, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,199 (2,148 occupied: 1,859 owner occupied, 289 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	43%

Housing density: 1916 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,918 (lower quartile is $1,258, upper quartile is $2,767)

Median gross rent in Kensington, CA in 2007: $2,104

Housing units in Kensington with a mortgage: 1,089 (111 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 685

Kensington,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,038,961 (it was $423,800 in 2000)

Kensington:	$1,038,961
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $812,461 - $1,149,962

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $973,084
Here: $973,084
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $1,230,635
Here: $1,230,635
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $931,499
Here: $931,499
State: $702,713

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $2,899,566
Here: $2,899,566
State: $482,470

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,843

In family households: 3,773 (997 male householders, 351 female householders)
1,156 spouses, 1,062 children (983 natural, 43 adopted, 36 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 48 other relatives, 144 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,070 (287 male householders (181 living alone)), 493 female householders (363 living alone)), 290 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 741 2-persons, 277 3-persons, 234 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 544 1-person, 200 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 16 4-persons.

700 married couples with children.
137 single-parent households (41 men, 96 women).

82.1% of residents of Kensington speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
7.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
7.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 828 (17.1%)
(60.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.4
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kensington, California:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 129 5 rooms: 396 6 rooms: 507 7 rooms: 374 8 rooms: 259 9 or more rooms: 194

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, California:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 41 3 rooms: 17 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 51 6 rooms: 69 7 rooms: 42 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 19
1980 to 1989: 82
1970 to 1979: 67
1960 to 1969: 173
1950 to 1959: 529
1940 to 1949: 569
1939 or earlier: 749

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kensington:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 541 3 bedrooms: 826 4 bedrooms: 387 5 or more bedrooms: 85

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 45 2 bedrooms: 52 3 bedrooms: 144 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 652 2 vehicles: 887 3 vehicles: 228 4 vehicles: 54 5 or more vehicles: 11

Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 148 2 vehicles: 80 3 vehicles: 34 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kensington, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 8
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 1
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 10
$400,000 to $499,999: 47
$500,000 to $749,999: 236
$750,000 to $999,999: 548
$1,000,000 or more: 1001

Kensington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kensington:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 16
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 4
$900 to $999: 7
$1,000 to $1,249: 30
$1,250 to $1,499: 28
$1,500 to $1,999: 54
$2,000 or more: 130
No cash rent: 6

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 115 1990 to 1994: 35 1985 to 1989: 50 1980 to 1984: 129 1975 to 1979: 83 1970 to 1974: 51 1970 to 1974: 68 1965 to 1969: 297

Kensington, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 29.5%
Number of people working at home: 229 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 7
5 to 9 minutes: 117
10 to 14 minutes: 346
15 to 19 minutes: 402
20 to 24 minutes: 265
25 to 29 minutes: 106
30 to 34 minutes: 278
35 to 39 minutes: 102
40 to 44 minutes: 73
45 to 59 minutes: 289
60 to 89 minutes: 240
90 or more minutes: 66

Kensington mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,553 (62%)
Carpooled: 234 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 89 (4%)
Subway or elevated: 322 (13%)
Motorcycle: 12 (0%)
Bicycle: 37 (1%)
Walked: 24 (1%)
Other means: 20 (1%)
Worked at home: 229 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 36
$10,000 to $14,999: 39
$15,000 to $19,999: 43
$20,000 to $24,999: 34
$25,000 to $29,999: 51
$30,000 to $34,999: 94
$35,000 to $39,999: 54
$40,000 to $44,999: 48
$45,000 to $49,999: 58
$50,000 to $59,999: 160
$60,000 to $74,999: 185
$75,000 to $99,999: 361
$100,000 to $124,999: 282
$125,000 to $149,999: 153
$150,000 to $199,999: 183
$200,000 or more: 347

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1040

English: 510

Irish: 395

German: 392

Italian: 261

Russian: 209

United States or American: 188

Polish: 172

French (except Basque): 140

Norwegian: 131

Scottish: 108

Scotch-Irish: 105

European: 70

Arab:: 67

Romanian: 61

Swedish: 57

British: 45

Hungarian: 37

Arab/Arabic: 35

Dutch: 33

Eastern European: 33

Danish: 31

Iranian: 31

Swiss: 31

Canadian: 30

Brazilian: 28

Czech: 28

Australian: 26

Portuguese: 23

Ukrainian: 23

Subsaharan African:: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 19

French Canadian: 15

Belgian: 14

Northern European: 13

Celtic: 13

Serbian: 13

Egyptian: 12

Other Arab: 12

Lithuanian: 12

Austrian: 12

Haitian: 10

South African: 9

Jamaican: 9

Lebanese: 8

Finnish: 8

Armenian: 7

Welsh: 7

Greek: 6

Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 5

Slavic: 5

Kenyan: 5

Sierra Leonean: 4

African: 3

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

United Kingdom (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
India (7%)
Germany (6%)
Japan (6%)
Canada (6%)
Israel (4%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2113
Northeast: 609
Midwest: 582
South: 377
West: 276

72% of Kensington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 102
Less than 1 year of college: 40
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 109
Associate degree: 58
Bachelor's degree: 606
Master's degree: 338
Professional school degree: 224
Doctorate degree: 289

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 14
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 121
Less than 1 year of college: 65
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 188
Associate degree: 72
Bachelor's degree: 726
Master's degree: 553
Professional school degree: 118
Doctorate degree: 124

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $115,766
Black householders: $108,561
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $88,208
Asian householders: $113,635
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $138,110
Some other race householders: $37,236
Two or more races householders: $194,137
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $77,126

Kensington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kensington household income for Black householders

Kensington household income for Asian householders

Kensington household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Kensington household income for Two or more races householders

Kensington household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Kensington marital status for males

Kensington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,043,619
Black or African American householders: $964,679
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $858,037
Asian householders: $1,112,017
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $485,159
Two or more races householders: $915,158
Hispanic or Latino householders: $667,308

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,103
One, attached: 35
Two: 24
3 or 4: 18
5 to 9: 14
10 to 19: 5

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kensington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (91%) Electricity (7%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (82%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 155

Here:	39.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69

Here:	35.4%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24

Here:	16.3%
California:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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