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South Kensington, MD

8,148 Population
2.1 square miles 3,892.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.6 ±3.5 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 38 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 39.4 ±0.1

Economics

$88,084 ±$6,749 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $63,554 ±$306
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Maryland: $52,979 ±$282
$210,953 ±$20,038 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $126,684 ±$733
  • about double the amount in Maryland: $103,678 ±$597

4.5% ±3.1% (367  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 8.1% 504,173 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about half the rate in Maryland: 9.5% 574,017 (±0.2% / ±10,970)

28.8 minutes ±6.5 (66,135  ±9,000) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 32.4 80,867,624 (±0.1 / ±475,151)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maryland: 31.1 78,350,080 (±0.1 / ±410,720)

Families

2,819 ±249 Number of households
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,373,022 ±4,247
  • Maryland: 2,362,928 ±3,782
2.9 ±0.1 (8,043  ±776) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2.6 6,217,922
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maryland: 2.6 6,076,810

8.2% ±3.4% (132  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 5% 78,062 (±0.2% / ±2,419)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maryland: 5.1% 74,365 (±0.1% / ±1,886)

Housing

2,990 ±260 Number of housing units
  • the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 2,506,631 ±429
  • Maryland: 2,560,784 ±424

$919,800 ±$37,414 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: $579,900 ±$2,374
  • more than double the amount in Maryland: $419,900 ±$1,385

7.8% ±3% (626  ±246) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 13.3% 832,508 (±0.2% / ±11,666.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 11.3% 695,589 (±0.2% / ±11,276.5)

Social

97.2% ±2% (5,180  ±420.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 91.4% 3,976,110 (±0.4% / ±16,769)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maryland: 91.2% 3,920,643 (±0.4% / ±16,975.2)
83.2% ±1.4% (4,437  ±356.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 54.4% 2,364,097 (±0.3% / ±12,209)
  • nearly double the rate in Maryland: 43.5% 1,868,776 (±0.3% / ±11,133.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.8% ±2.2% (882  ±201) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 24.3% 1,535,978
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maryland: 16.6% 1,030,670

4.2% ±1.5% (240  ±86) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area: 7.2% 348,179 (±0.1% / ±4,714)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maryland: 6.8% 327,493 (±0.1% / ±4,654)
240 Total veterans ±86 227 Male ±81 13 Female ±15

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