Kensington, CA Profile

Kensington, CA, population 4,936, is located in California's Contra Costa county, about 2.7 miles from Berkeley and 7.4 miles from Oakland.

Through the 90's Kensington's population has declined by about 1%.

Kensington's property crime levels tend to be about the same as California's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Kensington tend to be much lower than California's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	82%
	African American	3%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	11%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	4%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age

Males by Age			Females by Age
	Under 20	9.00%		Under 20:	9.00%
	20 to 40	9.99%		20 to 40:	9.99%
	40 to 60	9.99%		40 to 60:	9.99%
	Over 60	9.99%		Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Economics

Household Income
Median	$93,247

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	80
2002	59
2003	19
2004	19
2005	19
2006	94
2007	75
2008	112
2009	56
2010	37

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	0	1	2	1
2002	0	0	0	3
2003	0	0	1	0
2004	0	0	0	1
2005	0	0	0	1
2006	0	0	2	3
2007	0	0	2	2
2008	0	0	1	5
2009	0	0	1	2
2010	0	0	0	2

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	2,446
2002	3,146
2003	3,365
2004	2,829
2005	2,564
2006	2,277
2007	2,365
2008	2,352
2009	1,782
2010	2,026

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	23	77	23
2002	15	111	35
2003	23	116	35
2004	20	106	22
2005	24	82	29
2006	21	80	20
2007	15	99	12
2008	34	72	20
2009	34	54	8
2010	37	61	12

Location

Elevation	600 feet above sea level
Land Area	1.1 Square Miles

Nearby Towns & Cities

Nearest Big Cities