Kirkwood vs University City

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

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

University City has the higher population (34,655 vs 29,302 in Kirkwood). Kirkwood has the higher median household income ($117,439 vs $76,466 in University City). Kirkwood has the higher median home value ($421,500 vs $285,100 in University City).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkwood	University City
Population	29,302	34,655
Median age	42.5 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$117,439	$76,466
Median home value	$421,500	$285,100
Median gross rent	$1,293	$1,265
Housing units	12,936	17,827
Homeownership rate	77.0%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	66.2%	64.2%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkwood	University City
Population	27,708 → 29,302 (+5.8%)	34,498 → 34,655 (+0.5%)
Median household income	$90,730 → $117,439 (+29.4%)	$61,274 → $76,466 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$315,000 → $421,500 (+33.8%)	$273,500 → $285,100 (+4.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,074 → $1,293 (+20.4%)	$1,066 → $1,265 (+18.7%)

Kirkwood

Population

27,70829,302

Median household income

$90,730$117,439

Median home value

$315,000$421,500

Median gross rent

$1,074$1,293

University City

Population

34,49834,655

Median household income

$61,274$76,466

Median home value

$273,500$285,100

Median gross rent

$1,066$1,265

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkwood	University City
Under 5	5.4%	5.2%
5 to 17	21.2%	11.6%
18 to 24	5.1%	13.4%
25 to 34	8.3%	16.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.5%	9.8%
55 to 64	13.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	12.7%	10.2%
75 and over	8.1%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkwood	University City
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	54.7%
Black or African American	4.9%	30.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.8%	6.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.2%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.1%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkwood	University City
No high school diploma	2.2%	3.6%
High school graduate	10.5%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	21.1%	18.0%
Bachelor's degree	35.4%	31.5%
Graduate or professional degree	30.8%	32.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkwood	University City
Drove alone	70.8%	66.1%
Carpooled	4.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.9%	4.5%
Walked	1.3%	3.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.4%
Worked from home	21.1%	17.0%
Other means	1.1%	2.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkwood	University City
1-unit, detached	72.7%	61.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	18.8%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	8.4%
20 or more units	8.7%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkwood	University City
Poverty rate	5.2%	13.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1963	1949