What is the population of Kettering CDP?

Kettering CDP has 13,866 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #103 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in Kettering CDP?

Median household income in Kettering CDP is $124,036 a year, 57.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kettering CDP?

Median gross rent is $2,285 a month and the median home value is $416,500, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.

Is Kettering CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kettering CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Kettering, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Kettering, Maryland (Kettering, MD — Census place “Kettering CDP”) is 13,866 residents, ranking #103 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $124,036, the median home is worth $416,500 and median gross rent runs $2,285 a month. Looking for the Kettering Maryland ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Kettering, MD: 20774.

Population: 13,866Kettering CDP residents
Median household income: $124,036Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $416,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $2,285Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 49.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 88.4%Owner-occupied households

Kettering ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Kettering.

The Kettering MD ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

20774

What the numbers mean in Kettering CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Kettering CDP median would spend about 22.1% 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 3.4× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 88.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Kettering CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Kettering CDP is a mid-size town in Maryland, with 13,866 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #103 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 49.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Kettering CDP earn a median of $124,036 a year, 57.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 14% above the $109,026 median for the 332 Maryland cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 5.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Kettering CDP is valued at $416,500, 37.3% above the national figure and 5% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $2,285 a month, 62.5% above the national figure, or roughly $27,420 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.1% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.4×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 88.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Kettering CDP?: Kettering CDP has 13,866 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #103 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in Kettering CDP?: Median household income in Kettering CDP is $124,036 a year, 57.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Kettering CDP?: Median gross rent is $2,285 a month and the median home value is $416,500, so rent absorbs about 22.1% of median household income.
Is Kettering CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.4× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Kettering CDP is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.1% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Kettering CDP data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.