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Kensington, MN

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kensington, MN: 1 USPS ZIP, population 926. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KENSINGTON-MN · Kensington, MN 1 ZIPs · 926 pop · #15569/25278 · Douglas County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $64,659
  • RANK-LOWER #15569/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Osakis
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 926
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $252,400

Nearest income peer: Osakis, MN (+ $4,354 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kensington

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kensington on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kensington, MN sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
926
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,659
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $64,659 and poverty 8.9% concentrate in 56343.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Minnesota, Leonard is the closest lower-income city and Kabetogama the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kensington.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 56343, is all of Kensington

There is no split to weigh here: 56343 holds every one of Kensington's 926 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kensington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 163 employees , annual payroll $5,911k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 56343 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (5) · also Construction · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Kensington, MN

These ZIP codes sit in Douglas County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kensington. See the Douglas County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Douglas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Kensington, Alexandria, Osakis and Brandon among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Nelson marks the far end of that range at $97,500, 51% above Kensington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
56343 926 $64,659 32 5
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Kensington roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kensington, .