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Kensington, Maryland Economy Profile

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 Kensington, Maryland United States
StateMaryland
CityKensington
Total population1,873 281,421,906
Male879138,053,563
Female994143,368,343
Median age (years)41.735.3
Total households729105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)76,71641,994

Kensington, Maryland Economy

8.64% Kensington, Maryland households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.14.27% Kensington, Maryland households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Kensington, Maryland household is seventy-six thousand, seven hundred and sixteen dollars. Kensington, Maryland households with supplemental security income account for 1.63% of Kensington, Maryland households. There are 0.2% households with public assistance income in Kensington, Maryland.

seventy-one point seven nine percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Kensington, Maryland. Government workers account for twenty-three point one two percent of Kensington, Maryland workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Kensington, Maryland are $65,804. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches forty-one thousand, three hundred and sixty-four dollars.

sixty-three point three nine percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Kensington, Maryland. Among them 31.19% are females aged 16 and over. 12.5% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Eight point five two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Kensington, Maryland.

 Kensington, Maryland %, Kensington, Maryland United States
Population 16 years and over1,475  217,168,077
In labor force935 63.39%63.92%
- Civilian labor force930 63.05%63.39%
- - Employed904 61.29%59.73%
- - Unemployed26 1.76%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.8  5.8
- Armed Forces5 0.34%0.53%
Not in labor force540 36.61%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over820 55.59%51.66%
In labor force460 31.19%29.72%
- Civilian labor force460 31.19%29.65%
- - Employed446 30.24%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years152 10.31%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force108  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over898  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone584 65.03%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled62 6.9%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)134 14.92%4.73%
Walked35 3.9%2.93%
Other means14 1.56%1.19%
Worked at home69 7.68%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)28.5 3.17%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over904  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations533 58.96%33.65%
Service occupations111 12.28%14.86%
Sales and office occupations208 23.01%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations30 3.32%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations22 2.43%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining0  1.87%
Construction36 3.98%6.78%
Manufacturing16 1.77%14.1%
Wholesale trade17 1.88%3.6%
Retail trade67 7.41%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities13 1.44%5.2%
Information86 9.51%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing99 10.95%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services181 20.02%9.3%
Educational, health and social services113 12.5%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services77 8.52%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)84 9.29%4.87%
Public administration115 12.72%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers649 71.79%78.47%
Government workers209 23.12%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business41 4.54%6.63%
Unpaid family workers5 0.55%0.31%
 Kensington, Maryland %, Kensington, Maryland United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households729  105,539,122
Less than $10,00030 4.12%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99924 3.29%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99932 4.39%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99963 8.64%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999104 14.27%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999104 14.27%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99993 12.76%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999159 21.81%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,99981 11.11%2.2%
$200,000 or more39 5.35%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)76,716  41,994
With earnings560 37.97%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)92,190  56,604
With Social Security income193 13.08%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,010  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income24 1.63%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)10,621  6,320
With public assistance income3 0.2%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)1,000  3,032
With retirement income166 11.25%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)32,970  17,376
 
Families465  72,261,780
Less than $10,0004 0.86%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9993 0.65%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99914 3.01%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99934 7.31%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99947 10.11%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99965 13.98%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99979 16.99%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999142 30.54%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,99946 9.89%2.75%
$200,000 or more31 6.67%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)96,394  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)35,919  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers65,804  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers41,364  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families4  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years0  77.87%
- With related children under 5 years0  38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present0  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years0  88.68%
- With related children under 5 years0  42.27%
 
Individuals38  33,899,812
18 years and over38 100.0%65.35%
- 65 years and over4 10.53%9.7%
Related children under 18 years0  33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years0  23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over30 78.95%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.