Owner-occupied housing units
Census · B25077 ↗Census-designated place · California
Kensington, CA
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Census figures: ACS 2020–2024 · Estimates, not current listings · 90% margins shown
Renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent
Census · B25064 ↗Households
Census · B19013 ↗Total population
Census · B01003 ↗See smaller areas around Kensington
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Local statistics near Kensington →Community · ACS 2020–2024
Census population groups ↗Who lives here
Hispanic or Latino includes any race. All other groups below are non-Hispanic, so these eight groups do not overlap. These are estimates, not measures of belonging or a place’s quality.
White67.2%± 4.5 pp
Black or African American2.4%± 1.6 pp
Hispanic or Latino6.0%± 2.1 pp
Asian11.3%± 1.7 pp
American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%± 0.3 pp
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%± 0.4 pp
Two or more races12.2%± 5.0 pp
Another race0.7%± 1.0 pp
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Search every name in CA →Named communities around Kensington
USGS named locations within 10 straight-line miles of this place’s reference point. These can include names inside or outside city limits; they are not neighborhood boundaries.
Kensington ↗
Contra Costa · CA
0.4 mi · source locationThousand Oaks ↗
Alameda · CA
0.7 mi · source locationCragmont ↗
Alameda · CA
1.3 mi · source locationAlbany ↗
Alameda · CA
1.5 mi · source locationCragmont ↗
Alameda · CA
1.6 mi · source locationEl Cerrito ↗
Contra Costa · CA
1.7 mi · source locationUniversity Village ↗
Alameda · CA
1.7 mi · source locationWestbrae ↗
Alameda · CA
1.8 mi · source locationPublic libraries nearby
Up to 12 recorded library buildings within 5 straight-line miles of Kensington’s Census place point. Check current hours before visiting. The center point is a reference for distance, not a home address.
KENSINGTON LIBRARY
61 ARLINGTON AVE.
KENSINGTON, CA 94707
EL CERRITO LIBRARY
6510 STOCKTON AVE.
EL CERRITO, CA 94530
ALBANY LIBRARY
1247 MARIN AVENUE
ALBANY, CA 94706
NORTH BRANCH LIBRARY
1170 THE ALAMEDA
BERKELEY, CA 94707
BAYVIEW BRANCH LIBRARY
5100 HARTNETT AVENUE
RICHMOND, CA 94804
WEST BRANCH LIBRARY
1125 UNIVERSITY AVE.
BERKELEY, CA 94702
BERKELEY PUBLIC LIBRARY - CENTRAL
2090 KITTREDGE ST.
BERKELEY, CA 94704
DAVID DEL SIMONE MEMORIAL LAW LIBRARY
100 37TH STREET, RM 237
RICHMOND, CA 94805
SOUTH BRANCH LIBRARY
1901 RUSSELL ST.
BERKELEY, CA 94703
CLAREMONT BRANCH LIBRARY
2940 BENVENUE AVE.
BERKELEY, CA 94705
RICHMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY
325 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
RICHMOND, CA 94804
EL SOBRANTE LIBRARY
4191 APPIAN WAY
EL SOBRANTE, CA 94803
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