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Kensington is in Contra Costa County, in the San Francisco-Oakland metro area.
The community was named after a village in England.
The latitude of Kensington is 37.910N. The longitude is -122.279W.
It is in the Pacific Standard time zone. Elevation is 581 feet.The population, at the time of the 2000 census, was 4,936.
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Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Kensington demographic reports
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11% of Kensington residents report German ancestry, and 10% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Kensington ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Kensington was $55,275, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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78% of Kensington residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Kensington, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $1,421. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $2,030.
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Contra Costa County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Kensington political report.
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The average commute time for Kensington workers is 30 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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