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Kensington, Connecticut: commercial real estate data.
Kensington is a Census CDP of 9,962 people across 5.99 square miles of land, in Capitol Planning Region. Median household income is $109,447, 84.9 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kensington
What Kensington is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.99 sq mi
- Water area0.16 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,662
- County holding the largest share of its areaCapitol Planning Region, 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.
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How many people live in Kensington
- Population9,962
- Median age48.7
- Population under 181,954
- Share under 1819.6 percent
- Population 65 and over2,471 plus or minus 520
- Share 65 and over24.8 percent
- Households4,277
- Family households2,891
- Share of households that are families67.6 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$109,447
- Per capita income$52,971
- Civilian labor force5,911
- Employed5,778
- Unemployed133 plus or minus 108
- Unemployment rate2.3 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Adults 25 and over7,402
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.3 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher40.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kensington
- Housing units4,442
- Occupied units4,277
- Vacant units165 plus or minus 153
- Vacancy rate3.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Owner occupied3,633
- Renter occupied644 plus or minus 283
- Ownership rate84.9 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$330,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,351
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.8 percent
- Single family units3,487
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more955 plus or minus 394
- Share in buildings of two or more21.5 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1962
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 commute4,951
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,719 plus or minus 457
- Share commuting under 15 minutes34.7 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,247 plus or minus 259
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.2 percent
- Drove alone80.6 percent
- Carpooled3.3 percent plus or minus 2.5
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 1.4
- Worked from home13.8 percent plus or minus 8.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Capitol Planning Region, not Kensington
Capitol Planning Region context, not Kensington figures
- Establishments in Capitol Planning Region23,642
- Covered employment, Capitol Planning Region522,687
- Average annual pay, Capitol Planning Region$82,874
- Housing units permitted, Capitol Planning Region1,618
Every figure in this section is published for Capitol Planning Region as a whole and is not a measurement of Kensington.
All Capitol Planning Region 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.
Coverage
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, Connecticut?
9,962, in 4,277 households. Kensington CDP covers 5.99 square miles of land, which is 1,662 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?
Capitol Planning Region, 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?
$109,447. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $330,400. Median gross rent is $1,351 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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 Capitol Planning Region 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.