What is the population of North Kensington CDP?

North Kensington CDP has 8,980 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #150 of 536 in Maryland.

What is the median household income in North Kensington CDP?

Median household income in North Kensington CDP is $126,782 a year, 61.4% above the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $1,766 a month and the median home value is $571,000, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.

Is North Kensington CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Kensington CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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North Kensington, MD population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of North Kensington, Maryland (North Kensington, MD — Census place “North Kensington CDP”) is 8,980 residents, ranking #150 of 536 places in Maryland. Median household income is $126,782, the median home is worth $571,000 and median gross rent runs $1,766 a month. Looking for the North Kensington Maryland ZIP code list? 2 ZIP codes serve North Kensington, MD: 20895, 20902.

Population: 8,980North Kensington CDP residents
Median household income: $126,782Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $571,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,766Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 79.1%Owner-occupied households

North Kensington ZIP codes (Maryland)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps North Kensington.

The North Kensington MD ZIP code list below covers 2 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in North Kensington CDP

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the North Kensington CDP median would spend about 16.7% 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 4.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 3.8% of residents and 79.1% of households own their home.

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

North Kensington CDP, MD in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

North Kensington CDP is a mid-size town in Maryland, with 8,980 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #150 of 536 ranked by population — larger than 72% of them. The median age here is 43.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 North Kensington CDP earn a median of $126,782 a year, 61.4% above the national figure of $78,538 and 16% 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 3.8% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in North Kensington CDP is valued at $571,000, 88.2% above the national figure and 44% above the $397,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,766 a month, 25.6% above the national figure, or roughly $21,192 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 79.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

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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What is the population of North Kensington CDP?: North Kensington CDP has 8,980 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #150 of 536 in Maryland.
What is the median household income in North Kensington CDP?: Median household income in North Kensington CDP is $126,782 a year, 61.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in North Kensington CDP?: Median gross rent is $1,766 a month and the median home value is $571,000, so rent absorbs about 16.7% of median household income.
Is North Kensington CDP affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so North Kensington CDP is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this North Kensington 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.