West Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (PA), 19122, 19125, 19133 detailed profile
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Area: 0.716 square miles
Population: 20,209
Population density:
West Kensington: | 28,243 people per square mile |
Philadelphia: | 11,726 people per square mile |
- 12,29453.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 4,28018.7%White
- 2,91912.7%Black
- 1,4956.5%Asian
- 9614.2%Some other race
- 7163.1%Two or more races
- 2701.2%American Indian

Median household income in 2019:
West Kensington: | $25,726 |
Philadelphia: | $47,474 |
Distribution of median household income
- 1,553Less than $10,000
- 1,765$10,000 to $19,999
- 1,307$20,000 to $29,999
- 1,163$30,000 to $39,999
- 1,261$40,000 to $49,999
- 580$50,000 to $59,999
- 642$60,000 to $74,999
- 754$75,000 to $99,999
- 291$100,000 to $124,999
- 349$125,000 to $149,999
- 686$150,000 to $199,999
- 333$200,000 or more
Distribution of owner-occupied house/condo value
- 3,204Less than $50,000
- 2,646$50,000 to $99,999
- 1,006$100,000 to $149,999
- 1,417$150,000 to $199,999
- 749$200,000 to $249,999
- 596$250,000 to $299,999
- 641$300,000 to $399,999
- 175$400,000 to $499,999
- 466$500,000 to $749,999
- 280$1,000,000 or more
Distribution of rent paid by renters
- 546Less than $100
- 1,189$100 to $199
- 1,468$200 to $299
- 916$300 to $399
- 1,061$400 to $499
- 1,565$500 to $599
- 1,114$600 to $699
- 855$700 to $799
- 407$800 to $899
- 634$900 to $999
- 568$1,000 to $1,249
- 454$1,250 to $1,499
- 396$1,500 to $1,999
- 535$2,000 or more
Median rent in 2019:
West Kensington: | $708 |
Philadelphia: | $906 |
Males: | 10,620 |
Females: | 9,588 |
Males:
This neighborhood: | 29.7 years |
Whole city: | 33.2 years |
This neighborhood: | 38.1 years |
Whole city: | 36.2 years |
Average household size:
West Kensington: | 4.2 people |
Philadelphia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
West Kensington: | 42.3% |
Philadelphia: | 40.6% |
Here: | 26.7% |
Philadelphia: | 28.1% |
Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
West Kensington: | 21.3% |
Philadelphia: | 18.0% |
Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
West Kensington: | 25.9% |
Philadelphia: | 17.3% |
Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
West Kensington: | 28.5% |
Philadelphia: | 24.6% |
Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
West Kensington: | 23.5% |
city: | 26.3% |
Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
West Kensington: | 17.2% |
Philadelphia: | 6.6% |
Percentage of people born in this state:
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here: | 55.9% |
Philadelphia: | 64.4% |
Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
West Kensington: | 13.1% |
Philadelphia: | 17.5% |
Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here: | 21.7% |
city: | 4.2% |
Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here: | 9.4% |
Philadelphia: | 14.0% |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Kensington
- 1951 room
- 02 rooms
- 2953 rooms
- 6434 rooms
- 8725 rooms
- 1,0736 rooms
- 6857 rooms
- 4198 rooms
- 9939+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Kensington
- 6591 room
- 3092 rooms
- 1,0033 rooms
- 7394 rooms
- 1,3335 rooms
- 6406 rooms
- 5877 rooms
- 4668 rooms
- 2849+ rooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Kensington
- 195no bedroom
- 1951 bedroom
- 8552 bedrooms
- 1,6173 bedrooms
- 9874 bedrooms
- 7655+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Kensington
- 687no bedroom
- 1,0851 bedroom
- 1,5772 bedrooms
- 1,0173 bedrooms
- 3404 bedrooms
- 5515+ bedrooms
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
This neighborhood: | 1.3 |
Philadelphia: | 1.3 |
Average number of cars or other vehicles available in apartments:
Here: | 0.9 |
city: | 0.8 |
Percentage of units with a mortgage:
West Kensington: | 40.1% |
Philadelphia: | 59.0% |
Housing prices:
- Average estimated value of detached houses in 2019 (9.0% of all units):
West Kensington: $271,625 Philadelphia: $289,612
- Average estimated value of townhouses or other attached units in 2019 (66.9% of all units):
This neighborhood: $132,305 city: $185,021
- Average estimated value of housing units in 2-unit structures in 2019 (10.3% of all units):
This neighborhood: $296,727 Philadelphia: $208,554
- Average estimated '19 value of housing units in 3-to-4-unit structures (8.6% of all units):
West Kensington: $354,578 city: $335,438
- Average estimated '19 value of housing units in 5-or-more-unit structures (8.2% of all units):
West Kensington: $198,621 Philadelphia: $400,388
- Year house built in West Kensington
- 6192014 or later
- 2942010 to 2013
- 5162000 to 2009
- 6771990 to 1999
- 4441980 to 1989
- 6031970 to 1979
- 5601960 to 1969
- 8871950 to 1959
- 1,1291940 to 1949
- 5,1671939 or earlier
City-data.com crime index for city in 2018 (higher means more crime):
City: | 446.6 |
U.S. average: | 219.3 |
Travel time to work (commute)
- 84Less than 5 minutes
- 3745 to 9 minutes
- 51310 to 14 minutes
- 48715 to 19 minutes
- 89320 to 24 minutes
- 23825 to 29 minutes
- 1,00830 to 34 minutes
- 22235 to 39 minutes
- 17840 to 44 minutes
- 97745 to 59 minutes
- 40460 to 89 minutes
- 36190 or more minutes
Means of transportation to work
- 39.4%2,932Drove a car alone
- 10.4%777Carpooled
- 22.6%1,683Bus
- 13.4%995Subway or elevated rail
- 5.6%416Long-distance train or commuter rail
- 3.1%229Ferryboat
- 5.9%441Taxi
- 0.6%46Motorcycle
- 10.8%803Bicycle
- 13.0%970Walked
- 4.9%362Other means
- 8.9%666Worked at home
Time leaving home to go to work
- 11112:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.
- 2655:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.
- 1245:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.
- 3536:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.
- 3296:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.
- 8957:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.
- 5527:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.
- 5928:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.
- 3388:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.
- 4439:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.
- 20610:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.
- 31211:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.
- 39012:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.
- 4904:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Occupations of males:
- Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 5.1% city: 8.4%
- Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 3.8% city: 3.7%
- Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here: 1.2% city: 2.1%
- Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here: 1.4% city: 1.3%
- Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 1.7% city: 4.0%
- Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 1.8% city: 2.4%
- Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here: 2.3% city: 3.8%
- Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here: 24.3% city: 21.0%
- Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here: 14.1% city: 14.6%
- Percentage of males in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
Here: 4.6% city: 0.2%
- Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here: 8.2% city: 7.3%
- Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here: 4.3% city: 5.5%
- Percentage of males in transportation occupations:
Here: 8.4% city: 6.9%
- Percentage of males in material moving occupations:
Here: 15.5% city: 6.3%
Occupations of females:
- Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here: 7.1% city: 7.8%
- Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here: 4.6% city: 6.3%
- Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here: 1.6% city: 1.4%
- Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here: 3.7% city: 3.8%
- Percentage of females in legal occupations:
Here: 2.7% city: 2.0%
- Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here: 9.4% city: 8.0%
- Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here: 2.9% city: 2.1%
- Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here: 4.5% city: 10.6%
- Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here: 30.4% city: 24.4%
- Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here: 23.7% city: 25.2%
- Percentage of females in farming, fishing, and forestry occupations:
Here: 1.7% city: 0.1%
- Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here: 3.1% city: 2.7%
- Percentage of females in material moving occupations:
Here: 3.7% city: 2.0%
Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
West Kensington: 30.1% Philadelphia: 15.6%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in undergraduate colleges:
West Kensington: 6.7% Philadelphia: 6.1%
- Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
West Kensington: 4.6% Philadelphia: 2.6%
- Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
West Kensington: 45.1% Philadelphia: 18.7%
Percentage of population below poverty level:
West Kensington: | 36.8% |
Philadelphia: | 23.3% |
Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2019):
Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2019):
West Kensington: | 1997 |
Philadelphia: | 2003 |
Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2019):
West Kensington: | 2008 |
Philadelphia: | 2018 |
Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
West Kensington: | 84.8% |
Philadelphia: | 68.3% |
- 60.9%Utility gas
- 24.3%Electricity
- 5.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 4.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 2.4%No fuel used
- 1.5%Other fuel
- 0.9%Wood
Highways in this neighborhood:
W Dauphin St
Length: 0.49 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 313
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 313
W Lehigh Ave
Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 314
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 314
E Lehigh Ave
Length: 0.39 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 399
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 399
Frankford Ave
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 1829
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 1829
Roads and streets:
N 3rd St
Length: 1.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N 2nd St
Length: 1.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Howard St
Length: 1.18 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Front St
Length: 1.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N American St
Length: 1.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Hope St
Length: 1.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Hancock St
Length: 1.17 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Palethorp St
Length: 1.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Mascher St
Length: 1.06 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2699
N Philip St
Length: 1.04 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2599
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2599
N Orianna St
Length: 0.97 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1700 to 2699
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1700 to 2699
W Susquehanna Ave
Length: 0.79 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 599
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 599
Diamond St
Length: 0.77 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 599
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 599
W Montgomery Ave
Length: 0.76 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 558
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 558
W Norris St
Length: 0.74 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 537
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 537
N 4th St
Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2267
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2267
W Oxford St
Length: 0.71 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 526
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 526
W Berks St
Length: 0.69 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 526
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 526
N Mutter St
Length: 0.67 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1800 to 2699
N 5th St
Length: 0.64 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2199
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 2199
N Bodine St
Length: 0.63 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2599
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2599
Germantown Ave
Length: 0.56 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 2099
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 2099
Cecil B Moore Ave
Length: 0.55 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 499
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 100 to 499
Kensington Ave
Length: 0.50 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2699
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2699
W Cumberland St
Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 315
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 315
W Huntingdon St
Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 330
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 330
W York St
Length: 0.48 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 316
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 316
N Waterloo St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 2699
N Leithgow St
Length: 0.40 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1800 to 2199
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1800 to 2199
N Randolph St
Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2199
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2199
N Reese St
Length: 0.32 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1800 to 2199
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1800 to 2199
Blair St
Length: 0.31 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 1865
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1600 to 1865
E Huntingdon St
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Waterloo St
Length: 0.26 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 2099
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 2099
N Lawrence St
Length: 0.24 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2099
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1600 to 2099
N Orkney St
Length: 0.22 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2000 to 2199
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2000 to 2199
N Cadwallader St
Length: 0.21 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 1899
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 1899
Potter St
Length: 0.20 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2500 to 2699
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2500 to 2699
Turner St
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
Directions: E-W, N-S
Address range: 100 to 499
N Lee St
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2599
Directions: E-W, N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2400 to 2599
W Hewson St
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 499
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 499
W Columbia Ave (Cecil B Moore Ave)
Length: 0.16 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 178 to 523
Direction: E-W
Address range: 178 to 523
W Palmer St
Length: 0.14 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
W Colona St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
W Wilt St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
E Cumberland St
Length: 0.13 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 199
E Palmer St
Length: 0.12 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Tilghman St
Length: 0.12 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1700 to 1799
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 1700 to 1799
N Fairhill St
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 2199
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 2100 to 2199
B St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2600 to 2699
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2600 to 2699
Bodine St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2100 to 2199
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2100 to 2199
A St
Length: 0.11 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2500 to 2599
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2500 to 2599
N Water St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2500 to 2599
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2500 to 2599
Morse St
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 599
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 599
E Columbia Ave
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Fontain St
Length: 0.09 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 299
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 299
E Oxford St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1 to 99
N 6th St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 2249
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2200 to 2249
E Hewson St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 500 to 599
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 500 to 599
Edgley St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 599
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 599
Dillman St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2032 to 2062
Direction: N-S
Address range: 2032 to 2062
W Sergeant St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
W Hazzard St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
E Montgomery Ave
Length: 0.04 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Arlington St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499
Direction: E-W
Address range: 400 to 499
E Berks St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1678 to 1699
Direction: SE-NW
Address range: 1678 to 1699
Gust St
Length: 0.04 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 105 to 120
Direction: E-W
Address range: 105 to 120
W Nevada St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Direction: E-W
Orhan St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 399
Direction: E-W
Address range: 300 to 399
Page St
Length: 0.03 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299
Direction: E-W
Address range: 200 to 299