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Kensington, Maryland: commercial real estate data.
Kensington is a Census town of 2,369 people across 0.50 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $152,284, 50.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $9.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kensington
What Kensington is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.5 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,714
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery 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
- Population2,369
- Median age42.0
- Population under 18715
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over512 plus or minus 155
- Share 65 and over21.6 percent plus or minus 5.6
- Households893
- Family households544
- Share of households that are families60.9 percent plus or minus 12.6
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$152,284
- Per capita income$78,780
- Civilian labor force1,125
- Employed1,055
- Unemployed70 plus or minus 46
- Unemployment rate6.2 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over1,536
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher75.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree43.4 percent plus or minus 13.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Kensington
- Housing units945
- Occupied units893
- Vacant units52 plus or minus 49
- Vacancy rate5.5 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Owner occupied451
- Renter occupied442 plus or minus 131
- Ownership rate50.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$943,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$2,076
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.4 percent
- Single family units503
- Share single family53.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more442 plus or minus 151
- Share in buildings of two or more46.8 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1959
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 commute796
- Commuting under 15 minutes130 plus or minus 61
- Share commuting under 15 minutes16.3 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more393 plus or minus 86
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more49.4 percent
- Drove alone56.4 percent
- Carpooled5.0 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Public transport4.9 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Walked6.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home24.5 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))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$9,650,200
- Average approval$419,574
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$944,000
- Largest approval$2,975,000
- Jobs supported323
- Jobs per approval14.0
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more17.4 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensington, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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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SBA loans in Kensington (504)
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$2,343,000
- Average approval$585,750
- Median approval$542,500
- Largest approval$824,000
- Jobs supported19
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kensington, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Kensington
- NFIP communityTown of Kensington
- NFIP community number240119
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date(NSFHA)
The Town of Kensington participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 240119 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.
Montgomery County, not Kensington
Montgomery County context, not Kensington figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County27,677
- Covered employment, Montgomery County462,298
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$94,473
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County3,656
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kensington.
All Montgomery 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, Maryland?
2,369, in 893 households. Kensington town covers 0.50 square miles of land, which is 4,714 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?
Montgomery 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?
$152,284. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $943,500. Median gross rent is $2,076 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?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $9.7 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 4 504 approvals worth $2.3 m since FY2010. 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 3 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, town of, community 240119, 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 Montgomery 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.