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Kensington, Kansas: commercial real estate data.
Kensington is a Census city of 652 people across 0.34 square miles of land, in Smith County. Median household income is $54,583, 84.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $219,700 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kensington
What Kensington is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.34 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,946 plus or minus 445
- County holding the largest share of its areaSmith 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.
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How many people live in Kensington
- Population652 plus or minus 149
- Median age47.9
- Population under 18154 plus or minus 55
- Share under 1823.6 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over191 plus or minus 50
- Share 65 and over29.3 percent
- Households285 plus or minus 66
- Family households167 plus or minus 46
- Share of households that are families58.6 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$54,583 plus or minus $27,189
- Per capita income$32,799
- Civilian labor force280 plus or minus 75
- Employed278 plus or minus 75
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over430 plus or minus 96
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.7 percent plus or minus 28.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher27.4 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kensington
- Housing units326 plus or minus 66
- Occupied units285 plus or minus 66
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 24
- Vacancy rate12.6 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Owner occupied240 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied45 plus or minus 21
- Ownership rate84.2 percent
- Median gross rent, monthly$554
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Single family units277 plus or minus 66
- Share single family85.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more35 plus or minus 23
- Share in buildings of two or more10.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Mobile homes14 plus or minus 11
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute268 plus or minus 74
- Commuting under 15 minutes136 plus or minus 47
- Share commuting under 15 minutes50.7 percent plus or minus 10.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more30 plus or minus 18
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more11.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Drove alone87.1 percent
- Carpooled5.8 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
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))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$219,700
- Average approval$109,850
- Median approval$109,850
- Largest approval$114,300
- Jobs supported14
- Jobs per approval7.0
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term48 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 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.
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Flood risk in Kensington
- NFIP communityCity of Kensington
- NFIP community number200512
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/22/75
The City of Kensington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 200512 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Smith County, not Kensington
Smith County context, not Kensington figures
- Establishments in Smith County126
- Covered employment, Smith County1,363
- Average annual pay, Smith County$41,908
- Housing units permitted, Smith County0
Every figure in this section is published for Smith County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kensington.
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, Kansas?
652, in 285 households. Kensington city covers 0.34 square miles of land, which is 1,946 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?
Smith 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?
$54,583. Median gross rent is $554 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?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $219,700 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $109,850. 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 2 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.
Is Kensington in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Kensington appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kensington, city of, community 200512, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
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 Smith 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.
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