Kirkland vs Shabbona

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

Kirkland and Shabbona 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 756 in Shabbona). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $75,375 in Shabbona). Kirkland has the higher median home value ($187,800 vs $180,400 in Shabbona).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Shabbona
Population	1,497	756
Median age	35.3 yrs	51.8 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$75,375
Median home value	$187,800	$180,400
Median gross rent	$1,050	$885
Housing units	586	350
Homeownership rate	78.5%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	17.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Shabbona
Population	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)	1,112 → 756 (-32.0%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)	$59,583 → $75,375 (+26.5%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)	$154,900 → $180,400 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)	$773 → $885 (+14.5%)

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

Shabbona

Population

1,112756

Median household income

$59,583$75,375

Median home value

$154,900$180,400

Median gross rent

$773$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Shabbona
Under 5	6.3%	2.5%
5 to 17	17.3%	10.2%
18 to 24	10.2%	13.5%
25 to 34	15.9%	9.3%
35 to 44	12.4%	7.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	10.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	11.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	13.5%
75 and over	4.3%	20.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Shabbona
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	87.3%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	6.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Shabbona
No high school diploma	8.3%	6.5%
High school graduate	29.6%	35.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Shabbona
Drove alone	77.1%	90.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	1.9%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Shabbona
1-unit, detached	86.7%	69.4%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	17.4%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	2.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	10.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Shabbona
Poverty rate	4.9%	9.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	33	29
Median year structure built	1977	1963