Kirkland vs Lee

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

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

Kirkland has the higher population (1,497 vs 332 in Lee). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $76,250 in Lee). Kirkland has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $155,200 in Lee).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Lee
Population	1,497	332
Median age	35.3 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$76,250
Median home value	$187,800	$155,200
Median gross rent	$1,050	$1,102
Housing units	586	119
Homeownership rate	78.5%	75.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Lee
Population	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)	352 → 332 (-5.7%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)	$62,500 → $76,250 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)	$116,000 → $155,200 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)	$763 → $1,102 (+44.4%)

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

Lee

Population

352332

Median household income

$62,500$76,250

Median home value

$116,000$155,200

Median gross rent

$763$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Lee
Under 5	6.3%	6.0%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.8%
18 to 24	10.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	15.9%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	9.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	18.7%
65 to 74	8.5%	7.8%
75 and over	4.3%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Lee
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	80.1%
Black or African American	0.3%	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Lee
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.3%
High school graduate	29.6%	43.6%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	8.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Lee
Drove alone	77.1%	86.0%
Carpooled	10.3%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	9.6%	5.6%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Lee
1-unit, detached	86.7%	94.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	5.9%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Lee
Poverty rate	4.9%	18.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	33	35
Median year structure built	1977	1959