What percentage of people rent in North Kensington, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in North Kensington, MD, 2020–2024
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21.9% (±6.0 points) of the occupied homes in North Kensington, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 781 renting households against 2,784 that own their home.

In North Kensington, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 21.9% (±6.0 points)
Renting households: 781 (±229)

Who rents and who owns in North Kensington

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Kensington	Montgomery County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	21.9% (±6.0 points)	34.7% (±0.6 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	781 (±229)	135,071 (±2,368)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	2,784 (±358)	254,139 (±2,460)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.3 (±0.3)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.5 (±0.2)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$79,810 (±$1,782)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$155,000 (±$9,385)	$172,408 (±$2,055)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In North Kensington, the renter share is lower than in Montgomery County (34.7%).

It is also lower than in Maryland (32.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Montgomery County, North Kensington ranks 22 of 59 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 207 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in North Kensington has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	21.9% (±4.1 points)	21.9% (±6.0 points)	0.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,703 (±$484)	$1,828 (±$162)	+7.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$106,700 (±$4,337)	$135,040 (±$24,460)	+26.6%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near North Kensington

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Kensington
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
North Kensington	—	21.9% (±6.0 points)	—
Kensington	0.9 mi	49.5% (±7.9 points)	Higher
Wheaton	1.0 mi	35.4% (±3.2 points)	Higher
Garrett Park	1.2 mi	3.4% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Chevy Chase View	1.5 mi	2.1% (±1.8 points)	Lower
South Kensington	1.6 mi	13.2% (±5.7 points)	Lower
Forest Glen	2.0 mi	33.7% (±9.6 points)	Higher
Glenmont	2.5 mi	36.0% (±4.8 points)	Higher
North Chevy Chase	2.6 mi	7.9% (±7.6 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Garrett Park, MD (3.4%), Chevy Chase View, MD (2.1%), South Kensington, MD (13.2%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kensington, MD (49.5%), Wheaton, MD (35.4%), Forest Glen, MD (33.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
16	Germantown	32.8% (±2.2 points)
17	Montgomery Village	32.5% (±4.1 points)
18	Calverton	30.8% (±4.4 points)
19	Redland	25.6% (±4.7 points)
20	Chevy Chase (community)	24.1% (±5.0 points)
21	Burtonsville	22.7% (±5.4 points)
22	North Kensington	21.9% (±6.0 points)
23	Flower Hill	21.7% (±5.2 points)
24	Brookmont	20.3% (±7.8 points)
25	Burnt Mills	17.7% (±9.6 points)
26	Leisure World	17.5% (±5.1 points)
27	North Potomac	17.1% (±2.5 points)
28	Colesville	17.0% (±5.7 points)

Showing 13 of 59 places in Montgomery County, ranked from highest to lowest.

North Kensington is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about North Kensington

How many renters are there in North Kensington?

North Kensington has an estimated 781 (±229) renting households, 21.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in North Kensington?

In North Kensington, the share of households that rent went from 21.9% in 2015–2019 to 21.9% in 2020–2024 (0.0 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in North Kensington?

A renting household in North Kensington has 2.3 people on average, against 2.5 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for North Kensington CDP, Maryland (place:56712, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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