Kirkland vs Waterman

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

Kirkland and Waterman 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 1,419 in Waterman). Waterman has the higher median household income ($97,386 vs $92,500 in Kirkland). Waterman has the higher median home value ($212,900 vs $187,800 in Kirkland).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Waterman
Population	1,497	1,419
Median age	35.3 yrs	35.6 yrs
Median household income	$92,500	$97,386
Median home value	$187,800	$212,900
Median gross rent	$1,050	$897
Housing units	586	508
Homeownership rate	78.5%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.3%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Waterman
Population	1,845 → 1,497 (-18.9%)	1,426 → 1,419 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$65,313 → $92,500 (+41.6%)	$71,429 → $97,386 (+36.3%)
Median home value	$142,100 → $187,800 (+32.2%)	$161,700 → $212,900 (+31.7%)
Median gross rent	$981 → $1,050 (+7.0%)	$772 → $897 (+16.2%)

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

Waterman

Population

1,4261,419

Median household income

$71,429$97,386

Median home value

$161,700$212,900

Median gross rent

$772$897

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Waterman
Under 5	6.3%	6.2%
5 to 17	17.3%	20.4%
18 to 24	10.2%	12.4%
25 to 34	15.9%	10.5%
35 to 44	12.4%	17.8%
45 to 54	15.2%	7.8%
55 to 64	10.0%	17.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	4.5%
75 and over	4.3%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Waterman
White (non-Hispanic)	86.0%	78.5%
Black or African American	0.3%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	10.1%	10.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Waterman
No high school diploma	8.3%	8.0%
High school graduate	29.6%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	38.8%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.2%	19.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Waterman
Drove alone	77.1%	86.6%
Carpooled	10.3%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	9.6%	7.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Waterman
1-unit, detached	86.7%	82.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	4.9%	3.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Waterman
Poverty rate	4.9%	7.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.95
Mean commute (minutes)	33	38
Median year structure built	1977	1971