Maryland · Census place 43500
Kensington town, MD
Quick answer
Kensington town has 2,248 residents, ranking #272 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $149,698, the median home is worth $919,400 and median gross rent runs $2,105 a month.
- Population
- 2,248Kensington town residents
- Median household income
- $149,698Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $919,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,105Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kensington town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kensington town median would spend about 16.9% 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 6.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 6.6% of residents and 52.4% 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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