Hinckley vs Kirkland

A side-by-side comparison of Hinckley and Kirkland: population, income, housing, and more.

Hinckley and Kirkland are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hinckley has the higher population (2,286 vs 1,497 in Kirkland). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $81,625 in Hinckley). Hinckley has the higher median home value ($267,600 vs $187,800 in Kirkland).

Population, income & housing

	Hinckley	Kirkland
Population	2,286	1,497
Median age	34.5 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$81,625	$92,500
Median home value	$267,600	$187,800
Median gross rent	$1,333	$1,050
Housing units	910	586
Homeownership rate	72.3%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.2%	23.3%
Unemployment rate	13.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hinckley	Kirkland
Population	2,137 → 2,286 (+7.0%)	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)
Median household income	$73,967 → $81,625 (+10.4%)	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)
Median home value	$208,700 → $267,600 (+28.2%)	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)
Median gross rent	$977 → $1,333 (+36.4%)	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)

Hinckley

Population

2,1372,286

Median household income

$73,967$81,625

Median home value

$208,700$267,600

Median gross rent

$977$1,333

Kirkland

Population

1,8451,497

Median household income

$65,313$92,500

Median home value

$142,100$187,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hinckley	Kirkland
Under 5	6.1%	6.3%
5 to 17	20.6%	17.3%
18 to 24	14.3%	10.2%
25 to 34	9.5%	15.9%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.5%	10.0%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.5%
75 and over	5.5%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hinckley	Kirkland
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	86.0%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.8%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	9.5%	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hinckley	Kirkland
No high school diploma	2.3%	8.3%
High school graduate	22.9%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	39.5%	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.2%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hinckley	Kirkland
Drove alone	81.7%	77.1%
Carpooled	4.5%	10.3%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.2%	9.6%
Other means	1.4%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hinckley	Kirkland
1-unit, detached	78.2%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	11.1%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Hinckley	Kirkland
Poverty rate	15.4%	4.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1972	1977