Alamo Heights vs Kirby

A side-by-side comparison of Alamo Heights and Kirby: population, income, housing, and more.

Alamo Heights and Kirby are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kirby has the higher population (8,100 vs 7,443 in Alamo Heights). Alamo Heights has the higher median household income ($182,819 vs $58,700 in Kirby). Alamo Heights has the higher median home value ($766,000 vs $159,000 in Kirby).

Population, income & housing

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
Population	7,443	8,100
Median age	40.6 yrs	39.1 yrs
Median household income	$182,819	$58,700
Median home value	$766,000	$159,000
Median gross rent	$1,426	$1,114
Housing units	3,581	3,041
Homeownership rate	72.3%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	74.4%	13.6%
Unemployment rate	1.5%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
Population	8,374 → 7,443 (-11.1%)	8,664 → 8,100 (-6.5%)
Median household income	$141,048 → $182,819 (+29.6%)	$45,918 → $58,700 (+27.8%)
Median home value	$627,500 → $766,000 (+22.1%)	$91,900 → $159,000 (+73.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,533 → $1,426 (-7.0%)	$978 → $1,114 (+13.9%)

Alamo Heights

Population

8,3747,443

Median household income

$141,048$182,819

Median home value

$627,500$766,000

Median gross rent

$1,533$1,426

Kirby

Population

8,6648,100

Median household income

$45,918$58,700

Median home value

$91,900$159,000

Median gross rent

$978$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
Under 5	5.0%	8.0%
5 to 17	19.8%	16.4%
18 to 24	6.1%	9.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	9.3%
35 to 44	15.6%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.5%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.0%	11.4%
65 to 74	8.7%	15.1%
75 and over	7.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	22.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	12.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	20.8%	58.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
No high school diploma	0.9%	23.0%
High school graduate	9.2%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	15.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	42.4%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	32.0%	3.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
Drove alone	79.4%	75.1%
Carpooled	1.2%	15.4%
Public transit	0.3%	2.5%
Walked	0.2%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.5%
Worked from home	18.6%	4.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
1-unit, detached	64.5%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	9.1%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	14.4%	3.2%
20 or more units	7.2%	3.2%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Alamo Heights	Kirby
Poverty rate	3.6%	9.6%
Average household size	2.40	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1954	1977