Eddyville vs Kirkville

A side-by-side comparison of Eddyville and Kirkville: population, income, housing, and more.

Eddyville and Kirkville are places in Iowa. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Eddyville has the higher population (1,085 vs 254 in Kirkville). Eddyville has the higher median home value ($107,300 vs $77,500 in Kirkville). Since 2019, Kirkville's population has grown faster (+27.6% vs -11.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Eddyville	Kirkville
Population	1,085	254
Median age	34.3 yrs	41.3 yrs
Median household income	$61,205	—
Median home value	$107,300	$77,500
Median gross rent	$887	—
Housing units	437	91
Homeownership rate	72.4%	90.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	0.6%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Eddyville	Kirkville
Population	1,226 → 1,085 (-11.5%)	199 → 254 (+27.6%)
Median household income	$48,375 → $61,205 (+26.5%)	$45,625 → $70,000 (+53.4%)
Median home value	$91,500 → $107,300 (+17.3%)	$52,300 → $77,500 (+48.2%)
Median gross rent	$926 → $887 (-4.2%)	$906 → $913 (+0.8%)

Eddyville

Population

1,2261,085

Median household income

$48,375$61,205

Median home value

$91,500$107,300

Median gross rent

$926$887

Kirkville

Population

199254

Median household income

$45,625$70,000

Median home value

$52,300$77,500

Median gross rent

$906$913

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Eddyville	Kirkville
Under 5	5.8%	1.6%
5 to 17	21.5%	23.2%
18 to 24	8.7%	12.2%
25 to 34	15.0%	2.4%
35 to 44	7.3%	18.9%
45 to 54	11.4%	12.2%
55 to 64	12.7%	19.7%
65 to 74	8.8%	6.7%
75 and over	8.8%	3.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Eddyville	Kirkville
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	99.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Eddyville	Kirkville
No high school diploma	1.9%	13.8%
High school graduate	39.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	46.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	0.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Eddyville	Kirkville
Drove alone	82.4%	84.5%
Carpooled	6.1%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.6%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Eddyville	Kirkville
1-unit, detached	81.5%	57.1%
1-unit, attached	3.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.6%	42.9%

Poverty & households

	Eddyville	Kirkville
Poverty rate	15.1%	8.7%
Average household size	2.65	3.10
Mean commute (minutes)	19	34
Median year structure built	1968	1979