Kirkwood vs Little York

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

Kirkwood and Little York 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 357 in Little York). Kirkwood has the higher median household income ($70,385 vs $54,250 in Little York). Kirkwood has the higher median home value ($89,500 vs $80,700 in Little York).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkwood	Little York
Population	769	357
Median age	38.3 yrs	28.2 yrs
Median household income	$70,385	$54,250
Median home value	$89,500	$80,700
Median gross rent	$850	$832
Housing units	304	151
Homeownership rate	85.0%	82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkwood	Little York
Population	762 → 769 (+0.9%)	317 → 357 (+12.6%)
Median household income	$53,542 → $70,385 (+31.5%)	$41,833 → $54,250 (+29.7%)
Median home value	$78,300 → $89,500 (+14.3%)	$57,500 → $80,700 (+40.3%)
Median gross rent	$481 → $850 (+76.7%)	$606 → $832 (+37.3%)

Kirkwood

Population

762769

Median household income

$53,542$70,385

Median home value

$78,300$89,500

Median gross rent

$481$850

Little York

Population

317357

Median household income

$41,833$54,250

Median home value

$57,500$80,700

Median gross rent

$606$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkwood	Little York
Under 5	6.8%	16.5%
5 to 17	22.6%	10.1%
18 to 24	9.0%	16.5%
25 to 34	8.5%	14.8%
35 to 44	16.5%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.5%	7.8%
55 to 64	8.7%	10.4%
65 to 74	7.8%	9.2%
75 and over	6.6%	4.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkwood	Little York
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkwood	Little York
No high school diploma	11.8%	4.4%
High school graduate	37.3%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	39.9%
Bachelor's degree	13.3%	13.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.2%	0.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkwood	Little York
Drove alone	85.6%	86.0%
Carpooled	8.3%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	1.4%
Other means	0.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkwood	Little York
1-unit, detached	93.8%	95.4%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkwood	Little York
Poverty rate	7.9%	4.5%
Average household size	2.56	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	21	27
Median year structure built	1952	1950