Alexis vs Kirkwood

A side-by-side comparison of Alexis and Kirkwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kirkwood has the higher population (769 vs 719 in Alexis). Alexis has the higher median household income ($79,583 vs $70,385 in Kirkwood). Alexis has the higher median home value ($89,900 vs $89,500 in Kirkwood).

Population, income & housing

	Alexis	Kirkwood
Population	719	769
Median age	47.5 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$79,583	$70,385
Median home value	$89,900	$89,500
Median gross rent	$731	$850
Housing units	345	304
Homeownership rate	88.6%	85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alexis	Kirkwood
Population	853 → 719 (-15.7%)	762 → 769 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$58,021 → $79,583 (+37.2%)	$53,542 → $70,385 (+31.5%)
Median home value	$72,200 → $89,900 (+24.5%)	$78,300 → $89,500 (+14.3%)
Median gross rent	$665 → $731 (+9.9%)	$481 → $850 (+76.7%)

Alexis

Population

853719

Median household income

$58,021$79,583

Median home value

$72,200$89,900

Median gross rent

$665$731

Kirkwood

Population

762769

Median household income

$53,542$70,385

Median home value

$78,300$89,500

Median gross rent

$481$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alexis	Kirkwood
Under 5	5.7%	6.8%
5 to 17	17.2%	22.6%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.0%
25 to 34	12.9%	8.5%
35 to 44	6.1%	16.5%
45 to 54	17.9%	13.5%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	7.8%
75 and over	12.0%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alexis	Kirkwood
White (non-Hispanic)	97.8%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alexis	Kirkwood
No high school diploma	4.9%	11.8%
High school graduate	40.0%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alexis	Kirkwood
Drove alone	88.0%	85.6%
Carpooled	2.0%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	5.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alexis	Kirkwood
1-unit, detached	92.8%	93.8%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Alexis	Kirkwood
Poverty rate	5.9%	7.9%
Average household size	2.33	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	21
Median year structure built	1948	1952