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Kensington, CT

Demographic and economic profile of Kensington, CT, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

9,936

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$109,447

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+21.3% since 2018

Kensington added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,245 (82.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race811 (8.1%)
  • Asian Alone394 (4.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone209 (2.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races159 (1.6%)
  • Black or African American Alone86 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish441
  2. 2.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic437
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)106
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)75
  5. 5.Other Indo-European74

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

26.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

9.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

357

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$50,959

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,536
  2. 2.Retail Trade897
  3. 3.Manufacturing676
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management615
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities516

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,429
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,688
  3. 3.Service Occupations690
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations653
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations318

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.54×)516
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.44×)897
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)676
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)1,536
  5. 5.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.06×)405

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$304,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,418/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,354 (37.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999727 (20.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999651 (18.0%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999490 (13.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999116 (3.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999107 (3.0%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

40.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

69.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$52,272

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,597 (80.6%)
  • Worked at Home811 (14.2%)
  • Carpooled162 (2.8%)
  • Walked69 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit27 (0.5%)
  • Bicycle23 (0.4%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.