Kensington city, MN

2022 population: 226 ( 66 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population density: 631.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	218	96.46%	23.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	4	1.77%	0.0%
Hispanic:	4	1.77%	50.0%

Total non-White:	8	3.54%	11.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-65	-27.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
292
283	96.92%
1	0.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	2.74%
9	3.08%

2000
299
285	95.32%
4	1.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
10	3.34%
0	0.00%
14	4.68%

1990
302
300	99.34%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.66%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.66%

1980
325
320	98.46%
0	0.00%
3	0.92%
2	0.62%
n/a
0	0.00%
5	1.54%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-2	-0.7
-5	-1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-15	-5.0
12	4.0

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-20	-6.2
-3	-0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Kensington city, MN

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
46.7
38	16.8%
188	83.2%
47	20.8%

114
1.98

65	57.0%
44	67.7%
6	9.2%
49	43.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.3
59	20.2%
233	79.8%
51	17.5%

137
2.13

75	54.7%
61	81.3%
7	9.3%
62	45.3%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
65	21.7%
234	78.3%
63	21.1%

135
2.21

79	58.5%
65	82.3%
6	7.6%
56	41.5%

1990
Number	Percent
40.6
84	27.8%
218	72.2%
81	26.8%

129
2.34

85	65.9%
70	82.4%
10	11.8%
44	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
40.0
86	26.5%
239	73.5%
79	24.3%

124
2.62

81	65.3%
73	90.1%
0	0.0%
43	34.7%

2022 Housing Data for Kensington city, MN

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	5	4.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	9	7.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	15	13.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	11	9.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	3.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	17	14.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	4	3.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	12	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	10	8.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	5.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	4	3.5%

Median Household Income	45,000
Per Capita Income	30,120

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	6.1%
Public Assistance	19	16.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	27	23.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	97	69.8%
Unemployed	7	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	104	74.8%
Not in Labor Force	35	25.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	43	42	50.6%
Non-Profit	4	3	57.1%
Self-Employed	7	8	46.7%

Local Government	0	2	0.0%
State Government	0	1	0.0%
Federal Government	4	2	66.7%

Total Private + Self	50	50	50.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	8	8	50.0%
Total	58	58	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	7.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	5	4.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	19	16.4%
Professional, Technical	26	22.4%
Service Occupations	19	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	3.4%
All others	47	40.5%

White Collar		43.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	29	25.0%
Health care and social assistance	23	19.8%
Transportation and warehousing	11	9.5%
Accommodation and food services	10	8.6%
Construction	9	7.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	6.9%
Finance and insurance	6	5.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	4.3%
Other services	5	4.3%
Educational services	3	2.6%
Wholesale trade	3	2.6%
Retail trade	2	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	0.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	1	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	4	1.77%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	218	99.1%
Other Asian	2	0.9%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	103	45.6%
Norwegian	89	39.4%
Swedish	28	12.4%
Polish	22	9.7%
Finnish	17	7.5%
English	7	3.1%
Scandinavian	7	3.1%
Irish	6	2.7%
Dutch	5	2.2%
Italian	4	1.8%
Czech	3	1.3%
Danish	3	1.3%
French	2	0.9%
Northern European	2	0.9%
Slovak	2	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	226	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	226	100.0%
Foreign-born	0	0.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	3	1.8%	97	57.1%	49	28.8%	17	10.0%	4	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	3	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	97	57.1%
Some College	49	28.8%
Bach. Degree	17	10.0%
Grad Degree	4	2.4%
Average years of education: 12.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +9	R +3	D + 2.1%
D +6
2020 vs. 2012	R +27	R +50	R + 33.0%
D -23
2020 vs. 2008	R +25	R +52	R + 34.5%
D -27

2016 vs. 2008	R +16	R +49	R + 36.6%
D -33
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Donald Trump* (R)	105	66.5%	Joe Biden (D)	46	29.1%	7	4.4%	158	21	20	0.00%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	96	62.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	40	26.0%	18	11.7%	154	17	16	0.01%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	78	51.0%	Barack Obama* (D)	69	45.1%	6	3.9%	153	6	4	0.01%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	80	50.0%	Barack Obama (D)	73	45.6%	7	4.4%	160	6	4	0.01%
2004	69%	George W. Bush* (R)	85	52.5%	John Kerry (D)	73	45.1%	4	2.5%	162	5	2	0.01%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	86	52.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	64	39.3%	13	8.0%	163	7	5	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

29.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

105

66.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

158

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

26.0%

Donald Trump (R)

62.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.9%

Other

7.8%

TOTAL

154

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 16

2012 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

45.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

51.0%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

153

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

45.6%

John McCain (R)

50.0%

Other

4.4%

TOTAL

160

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

52.5%

John Kerry (D)

45.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.5%

TOTAL

162

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Kensington city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

52.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

163

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kensington city, MN

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	73%	Scott Jensen (R)	80	62.5%	Tim Walz* (DFL)	42	32.8%	6 [+]	4.7%	128	18	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Hugh McTavish (Independence-Alliance) 3 (2.3%); Steve Patterson (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.6%); Gabrielle Prosser (Socialist Workers) 1 (0.8%);
2020	S2	88%	Jason Lewis (R)	95	61.3%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	29.0%	15 [+]	9.7%	155	18	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Oliver Steinberg (Grassroots - Legalize Cannabis) 8 (5.2%); Kevin O'Connor (Legal Marijuana Now) 7 (4.5%);
2018	S2	66%	Karin Housley (R)	72	58.5%	Tina Smith* (DFL)	45	36.6%	6 [+]	4.9%	123	16	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Sarah Wellington (Legal Marijuana Now) 6 (4.9%);
2018	S1	65%	Jim Newberger (R)	61	50.0%	Amy Klobuchar* (DFL)	57	46.7%	4 [+]	3.3%	122	14	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dennis Schuller (Legal Marijuana Now) 3 (2.5%); Paula Overby (Green) 1 (0.8%);
2018	G	66%	Jeff Johnson (R)	73	59.3%	Tim Walz (DFL)	48	39.0%	2 [+]	1.6%	123	17	0.00%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Chris Wright (Legalize Cannabis) 2 (1.6%);
2014	S2	61%	Al Franken* (DFL)	65	50.8%	Mike McFadden (R)	54	42.2%	9 [+]	7.0%	128	-1	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Steve Carlson (Independence Party) 5 (3.9%); Heather Johnson (Libertarian) 4 (3.1%);
2014	G	60%	Jeff Johnson (R)	59	46.8%	Mark Dayton* (DFL)	56	44.4%	11 [+]	8.7%	126	2	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Hannah Nicollet (Independence Party) 5 (4.0%); Other (Write-in) 4 (3.2%); Chris Holbrook (Libertarian) 2 (1.6%); Chris Wright (Grassroots) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	134
Median Value	$84,200

Occupied	114	85.1%
Vacant	20	14.9%

Owned	97	85.1%
Rented	17	14.9%
Median Rent	$525

Single-Family Units	108	80.6%
Detached	108	80.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	11	8.2%
Mobile Homes	15	11.2%

Kensington city, MN

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kensington city, MN

2022 Housing Data for Kensington city, MN

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kensington city, MN

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kensington city, MN

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kensington city, MN

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kensington city, MN

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kensington city, MN