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Kensington, MD
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Living in Kensington



Kensington is a very small town located in the state of Maryland. With a population of 2,099 people and six associated neighborhoods, Kensington is the 192nd largest community in Maryland.

Kensington home prices are not only among the most expensive in Maryland, but Kensington real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Kensington has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.

Of important note, Kensington is also a town of artists. Kensington has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kensington’s character.

Also of interest is that Kensington has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 23.42% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Kensington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.21 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Kensington has a lot of people using the subway to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the subway are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Kensington, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Kensington is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 80.03% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Kensington in 2018 was $78,964, which is wealthy relative to Maryland and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $315,856 for a family of four.

Kensington is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kensington home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kensington residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Kensington also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.30% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Kensington include English, Irish, German, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Kensington's cultural character, accounting for 20.62% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Kensington is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.