Kensington, CA Demographic Data
Kensington, CA Summary
Kensington is located in Contra Costa County in California
- Population: 5,169
- Area: 0.96 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.95 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 5,406.90 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 577.10 ft
- Time Zone: Pacific Standard Time (GMT -8)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Kensington, CA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,965
53%
50.8
Male
2,637
47%
49.2
Total Population
5,602
323,128,000
Kensington, CA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
222
4.0%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
237
4.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
373
6.7%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
198
3.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
188
3.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
453
8.1%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
704
12.6%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
817
14.6%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
535
9.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
492
8.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
768
13.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
403
7.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
212
3.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
4,604
82.2%
77.2
Female
2,388
51.9%
51.3
Male
2,216
48.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
4,521
80.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,729
30.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,383
24.7%
15.2
Female
762
55.1%
55.8
Male
621
44.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
51
0.0%
0.0
Kensington, CA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
5,273
94.1%
96.8
White
4,352
77.7%
72.6
Black or African American
97
1.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
16
0.3%
0.8
Asian
797
14.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
110
2.0%
1.2
Chinese
331
5.9%
1.3
Filipino
93
1.7%
0.9
Japanese
191
3.4%
0.2
Korean
62
1.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
2
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
8
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
11
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
329
5.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
321
5.7%
17.8
Mexican
162
2.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
13
0.2%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
146
2.6%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
5,281
94.3%
82.2
Kensington, CA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
17
0.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
10
0.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
207
4.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
420
9.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
71
1.6%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,557
35.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
2,102
47.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
27
0.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,357
99.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,659
83.4%
31.2
Kensington, CA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,224
25.7%
33.7%
Now Married
2,781
58.3%
47.5
Divorced
365
7.7%
11.0%
Separated
87
1.8%
2.0
Widowed
313
6.6
5.8%
Kensington, CA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,411
82.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
969
18.0%
21.6%
Spanish
127
2.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
449
8.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
378
7.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
15
0.3%
1.1%
Kensington, CA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
84
3.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
24
1.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
57
2.4%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
124
5.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
127
5.4%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
218
9.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
245
10.5%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
378
16.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
459
19.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
616
26.4%
6.4
Median household income
140,690
57,617
Per capita income
72,655
31,128
Kensington, CA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
209
7.1%
9.8
Construction
72
2.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
814
27.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
202
6.8%
6.6
Information
162
5.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
155
5.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
80
2.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
824
27.8%
11.4
Public administration
118
4.0%
4.6
Retail trade
213
7.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
88
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
27
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
66
2.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,184
73.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
121
4.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
396
13.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
197
6.6%
18.1%
Kensington, CA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,933
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,522
51.9%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
243
8.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
607
20.7%
5.1
Walked
49
1.7%
2.7
Other means
94
3.2%
1.8
Worked at home
418
14.3%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
36.1
26.6
Kensington, CA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
39
1.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
817
35.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
898
38.5%
37.1
3 or more
578
24.8%
21.0
Kensington, CA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,332
97.8%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,004
85.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
328
14.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
53
2.2%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Kensington, CA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,385
1 room
42
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
53
2.2%
2.7
3 rooms
46
1.9%
9.1
4 rooms
135
5.7%
16.5
5 rooms
315
13.2%
19.8
6 rooms
535
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
558
23.4%
12.0
8 rooms
310
13.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
391
16.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
7
0.0
Kensington, CA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,385
1-unit, detached
2,222
93.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
39
1.6%
5.9
2-units
56
2.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7
0.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
28
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
16
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
17
0.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Kensington, CA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
766
32.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
609
25.5%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
621
26.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
192
8.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
92
3.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
55
2.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
33
1.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
17
0.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Kensington, CA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,081
89.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
42
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
184
7.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
25
1.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Kensington, CA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,300
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$500 to $999
41
3.2%
20.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
64
4.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
71
5.5%
28.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
178
13.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
198
15.2%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
748
57.5%
10.3%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
503
38.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
185
14.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
135
10.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
90
6.9%
7.0%
35.0% or more
387
29.8%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Kensington, CA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
317
41,631,300
Less than $500
0
0.0%
10.7%
$2,000 to $2,499
20
6.3%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
45
14.2%
11.9%
$500 to $999
55
17.4%
41.0%
$3,000 or more
56
17.7%
1.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
59
18.6%
28.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
82
25.9%
1.9%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,994
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
97
31.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
21
6.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
19.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
5.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
0
0.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
115
37.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
18
0.0%
0.0%
Kensington, CA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,004
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
22
1.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
10
0.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
6
0.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
10
0.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
11
0.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
83
4.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,414
70.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
448
22.4%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
805,200
205,000
