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Kensington, CA vs Albany, CA

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- Albany is 0% more densely populated than Kensington.
- People are 10.4% less likely to be married in Albany.
- The Median Age is 12.0 years younger in Albany.
 Kensington, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock19,958329,725,481
 Female Population53.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock36.638.4
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 Population - 20104,918  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,444285,036,114
 Population - 19904,974  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock21.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now14.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock11,156.093.4
 Land Area0.9  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock3.7264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Kensington, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 44.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock6.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.4%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 201.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.9%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock16.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.0%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.8%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 846.6%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Kensington, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 White73.8%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.1%12.2%
 Asian7.9%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.4%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock1.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races9.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Kensington, CAAlbany, CAUnited States
 Married Population62.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.0%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock44.2%50.2%
 Never Married20.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock9.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.3%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.622.60
 Households2,096  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock5,21080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households648  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock14.1%15.8%
     Single householder, no children6.5%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Kensington    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

A great neighborhood for families. Upside: Very good elementary school. Close to Berkeley and San Francisco. Liberal views. Safe! Established neighborhood. Small town  More

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Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  More

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