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Kensington, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $1,437,648 (it was $423,800 in 2000)
Kensington:

$1,437,648
California:

$715,900
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,175,635 - $1,836,431

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $1,198,891
Here:

$1,198,891
State:

$988,808

In 2-unit structures: $830,108
Here:

$830,108
State:

$1,138,100

Total population: 5,077 (Urban population: 4,841, Rural population: 8 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,269 (2,139 occupied: 1,824 owner occupied, 320 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

15%
State:

44%

Housing density: 1,977 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $378,161.

Median contract rent in 2022: over $2,000


Median gross rent in Kensington, CA in 2022: over $2,000

Housing units in Kensington with a mortgage: 1,142 (137 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 134 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $252,501

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $106,647

Median monthly housing costs: $3,327

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Kensington, California Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1947

Median year apartment built: 1945

Household type by relationship:

Households: 5,283
  • Male householders: 992 (222 living alone), Female householders: 1,107 (290 living alone)
  • 1,173 spouses (1,160 opposite-sex spouses), 105 unmarried partners, (94 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,457 children (1,389 natural, 20 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 58 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 97 other relatives, 240 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 13

Size of family households: 721 2-persons, 240 3-persons, 328 4-persons, 111 5-persons, 41 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 519 1-person, 139 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 13 6-persons.

896 married couples with children.
202 single-parent households (18 men, 184 women).

81.3% of residents of Kensington speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
8.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (99% speak English very well, 1% speak English well).
5.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 55% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 738 (14.0%)
(77.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.7
State:

6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.6
State:

3.9

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kensington, California
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kensington, California
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 3192 bedrooms
  • 8743 bedrooms
  • 5274 bedrooms
  • 1045+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, California
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, California
  • 13no bedroom
  • 651 bedroom
  • 962 bedrooms
  • 1093 bedrooms
  • 144 bedrooms
  • 235+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 62no vehicle
  • 6131 vehicle
  • 7102 vehicles
  • 3283 vehicles
  • 1024 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Kensington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 0no vehicle
  • 1871 vehicle
  • 582 vehicles
  • 413 vehicles
  • 104 vehicles
  • 245+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kensington, California
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kensington, California
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 233 rooms
  • 1804 rooms
  • 2745 rooms
  • 3576 rooms
  • 3197 rooms
  • 3018 rooms
  • 3709+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, California
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kensington, California
  • 131 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 293 rooms
  • 294 rooms
  • 835 rooms
  • 556 rooms
  • 267 rooms
  • 608 rooms
  • 239+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Kensington, CA
Kensington CDP income, earnings, and wages data

  • Kensington, CA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Kensington, CA in 2022
  • 31Less than $10,000
  • 39$10,000 to $19,999
  • 34$20,000 to $29,999
  • 21$30,000 to $39,999
  • 61$40,000 to $49,999
  • 61$50,000 to $59,999
  • 53$60,000 to $74,999
  • 183$75,000 to $99,999
  • 234$100,000 to $124,999
  • 150$125,000 to $149,999
  • 192$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,092$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Kensington, CA

  • Distribution of house value in Kensington, CA in 2022
  • 6$10,000 to $14,999
  • 7$15,000 to $19,999
  • 47$500,000 to $749,999
  • 229$750,000 to $999,999
  • 871$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 594$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 263$2,000,000 or more

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Kensington, CA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Kensington, CA in 2022
  • 12$1,000 to $1,249
  • 5$1,250 to $1,499
  • 15$1,500 to $1,999
  • 32$2,000 to $2,499
  • 32$2,500 to $2,999
  • 68$3,000 to $3,499
  • 110$3,500 or more
  • 35No cash rent
Work and jobs in Kensington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.3%
Number of people working at home: 1,449 (56.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 38
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 40
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 297
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 128
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 156
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 76
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 101
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 45
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 31
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 136
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 189
  • 90 or more minutes: 79
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Kensington

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 716 (33.3%)
  • Carpooled: 28 (1.3%)
  • Bus: 7 (0.3%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 13 (0.6%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi: 4 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 95 (4.4%)
  • Worked at home: 1,449 (67.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 4.6%Males
  • 6.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 11.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 25.1%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kensington, California
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Kensington, California
  • 1372010 or later
  • 1392000 to 2009
  • 1411990 to 1999
  • 1791980 to 1989
  • 1341970 to 1979
  • 365Before 1970
Ancestries in Kensington, CA

First ancestries reported:

  • European: 304 (11.6%)
  • English: 225 (8.6%)
  • French: 154 (5.9%)
  • Irish: 135 (5.1%)
  • German: 92 (3.5%)
  • Iranian: 92 (3.5%)
  • Danish: 90 (3.4%)
  • Italian: 73 (2.8%)
  • Russian: 57 (2.2%)
  • Northern European: 43 (1.6%)
  • Scottish: 36 (1.4%)
  • Cajun: 30 (1.1%)
  • Israeli: 29 (1.1%)
  • Swedish: 26 (1.0%)
  • Eastern European: 25 (1.0%)
  • Swiss: 21 (0.8%)
  • Finnish: 20 (0.8%)
  • American: 18 (0.7%)
  • British: 15 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 14 (0.5%)
  • French Canadian: 13 (0.5%)
  • Polish: 13 (0.5%)
  • Ukrainian: 10 (0.4%)
  • Belgian: 9 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 9 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 9 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 8 (0.3%)
  • Norwegian: 6 (0.2%)
  • Jamaican: 5 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 3 (0.1%)

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

India
Kensington:

12.6% (88)
California:

5.2% (539,184)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Kensington:

11.9% (83)
California:

6.6% (684,672)

Iran
Kensington:

11.5% (80)
California:

2.0% (206,004)

Germany
Kensington:

10.7% (75)
California:

0.7% (73,304)

France
Kensington:

5.7% (40)
California:

0.4% (40,224)

Denmark
Kensington:

5.6% (39)
California:

0.1% (6,555)

Russia
Kensington:

4.9% (34)
California:

0.7% (71,932)

Philippines
Kensington:

4.4% (31)
California:

7.8% (818,297)

Nepal
Kensington:

3.3% (23)
California:

0.2% (16,541)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Kensington:

3.0% (21)
California:

0.6% (60,582)

Israel
Kensington:

2.9% (20)
California:

0.3% (33,029)

Hong Kong
Kensington:

2.6% (18)
California:

1.0% (105,215)

Dominican Republic
Kensington:

2.3% (16)
California:

0.1% (7,168)

Belgium
Kensington:

2.1% (15)
California:

0.1% (6,176)

Mexico
Kensington:

2.0% (14)
California:

37.2% (3,881,193)

Brazil
Kensington:

2.0% (14)
California:

0.5% (53,222)

Japan
Kensington:

1.6% (11)
California:

1.0% (103,575)

Peru
Kensington:

1.6% (11)
California:

0.7% (74,025)

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

  • This state: 2,826
  • Other state: 1,580
  • Northeast: 642
  • Midwest: 432
  • South: 398
  • West: 132

95.8% of Kensington residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.7% lived in California.


Kensington:

95.8%
State average:

88.9%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 24
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 9
  • 10th grade: 0
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 3
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 55
  • Less than 1 year of college: 12
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 218
  • Associate degree: 11
  • Bachelor's degree: 578
  • Master's degree: 476
  • Professional school degree: 218
  • Doctorate degree: 334
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 12
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 7
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 5
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 52
  • Less than 1 year of college: 36
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 137
  • Associate degree: 33
  • Bachelor's degree: 696
  • Master's degree: 567
  • Professional school degree: 193
  • Doctorate degree: 296
Educational Attainment for Females
Kensington marital status for males
Kensington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 2,126
  • One, attached: 25
  • Two: 117
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 20 years ago

Renter moved in on average 6 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Kensington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Kensington, CA
  • 86.5%Utility gas
  • 12.7%Electricity
  • 0.4%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Kensington, CA
  • 83.5%Utility gas
  • 13.3%Electricity
  • 3.2%Coal or coke

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 123
Here:

22.1%
California:

10.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 27
Here:

12.1%
California:

8.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 48
Here:

37.5%
California:

15.9%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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