Kirkland vs Somonauk

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

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

Somonauk has the higher population (1,592 vs 1,497 in Kirkland). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($92,500 vs $81,731 in Somonauk). Somonauk has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $187,800 in Kirkland).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Somonauk
Population	1,497	1,592
Median age	35.3 yrs	46.1 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$81,731
Median home value	$187,800	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,050	$883
Housing units	586	692
Homeownership rate	78.5%	72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Somonauk
Population	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)	2,125 → 1,592 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)	$65,139 → $81,731 (+25.5%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)	$168,900 → $221,500 (+31.1%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)	$988 → $883 (-10.6%)

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

Somonauk

Population

2,1251,592

Median household income

$65,139$81,731

Median home value

$168,900$221,500

Median gross rent

$988$883

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Somonauk
Under 5	6.3%	4.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	16.0%
18 to 24	10.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	15.9%	10.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	8.9%
45 to 54	15.2%	15.3%
55 to 64	10.0%	12.9%
65 to 74	8.5%	14.9%
75 and over	4.3%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Somonauk
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.9%
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%	1.5%
Two or more races	3.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Somonauk
No high school diploma	8.3%	3.8%
High school graduate	29.6%	37.1%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Somonauk
Drove alone	77.1%	84.3%
Carpooled	10.3%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	2.6%
Walked	1.4%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.6%	6.4%
Other means	1.6%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Somonauk
1-unit, detached	86.7%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	15.2%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Somonauk
Poverty rate	4.9%	5.9%
Average household size	2.60	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	33	28
Median year structure built	1977	1971