Kansas · Census place 36550
Kensington city, KS
Quick answer
Kensington city has 572 residents, ranking #278 of 740 places in Kansas. Median household income is $59,107, the median home is worth $58,200 and median gross rent runs $604 a month.
- Population
- 572Kensington city residents
- Median household income
- $59,107Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $58,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $604Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 90.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kensington city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kensington city median would spend about 12.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.5% of residents and 90.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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