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Kensington, California: commercial real estate data.
Kensington is a Census CDP of 5,179 people across 0.96 square miles of land, in Contra Costa County. Median household income is $237,130, 86.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 8 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $4.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kensington
What Kensington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area0.96 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,374
- County holding the largest share of its areaContra Costa County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kensington
How many people live in Kensington
- Population5,179
- Median age46.6
- Population under 181,114 plus or minus 320
- Share under 1821.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Population 65 and over1,216
- Share 65 and over23.5 percent
- Households2,144
- Family households1,403
- Share of households that are families65.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Kensington
- Median household income$237,130
- Per capita income$113,209
- Civilian labor force2,851
- Employed2,634
- Unemployed217 plus or minus 104
- Unemployment rate7.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Adults 25 and over3,873
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher99.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher83.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree52.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kensington
- Housing units2,207
- Occupied units2,144
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 43
- Vacancy rate2.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Owner occupied1,861
- Renter occupied283 plus or minus 103
- Ownership rate86.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$1,539,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$3,501
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent
- Single family units2,162
- Share single family98.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more34 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more1.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Mobile homes11 plus or minus 17
- Median year structure built1945
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Kensington gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,167
- Commuting under 15 minutes239 plus or minus 84
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more565 plus or minus 137
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.4 percent
- Drove alone27.8 percent
- Carpooled5.4 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Public transport7.0 percent plus or minus 2.6
- Walked2.5 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home54.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Kensington (7(a))
- Approvals8
- Gross approval$4,237,300
- Average approval$529,663
- Median approval$425,000
- Largest approval$1,087,500
- Jobs supported70
- Jobs per approval8.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more12.5 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Contra Costa County, not Kensington
Contra Costa County context, not Kensington figures
- Establishments in Contra Costa County25,932
- Covered employment, Contra Costa County373,992
- Average annual pay, Contra Costa County$86,234
- Housing units permitted, Contra Costa County2,155
Every figure in this section is published for Contra Costa County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kensington.
All Contra Costa County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Kensington questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kensington, California?
5,179, in 2,144 households. Kensington CDP covers 0.96 square miles of land, which is 5,374 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kensington in?
Contra Costa County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Kensington?
$237,130. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,539,000. Median gross rent is $3,501 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Kensington businesses?
8 7(a) approvals totaling $4.2 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $425,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensington, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Kensington borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Kensington. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Kensington figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Contra Costa County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Kensington.
Is zoning published for Kensington?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.