Kirby vs Lackland AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Kirby and Lackland AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Kirby and Lackland AFB 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 6,650 in Lackland AFB). Lackland AFB has the higher median household income ($110,833 vs $58,700 in Kirby). Since 2019, Lackland AFB's population has grown faster (+18.6% vs -6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
Population	8,100	6,650
Median age	39.1 yrs	21.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,700	$110,833
Median home value	$159,000	—
Median gross rent	$1,114	$2,109
Housing units	3,041	359
Homeownership rate	70.4%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.6%	43.0%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
Population	8,664 → 8,100 (-6.5%)	5,606 → 6,650 (+18.6%)
Median household income	$45,918 → $58,700 (+27.8%)	$81,163 → $110,833 (+36.6%)
Median home value	$91,900 → $159,000 (+73.0%)	—
Median gross rent	$978 → $1,114 (+13.9%)	$1,836 → $2,109 (+14.9%)

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

Lackland AFB

Population

5,6066,650

Median household income

$81,163$110,833

Median gross rent

$1,836$2,109

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
Under 5	8.0%	1.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	7.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	70.2%
25 to 34	9.3%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	5.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	1.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	0.1%
65 to 74	15.1%	0.0%
75 and over	6.6%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	22.8%	60.4%
Black or African American	12.4%	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	2.2%	4.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	1.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	58.7%	13.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
No high school diploma	23.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	7.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree	10.2%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	9.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
Drove alone	75.1%	15.7%
Carpooled	15.4%	2.6%
Public transit	2.5%	3.0%
Walked	1.6%	36.4%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	41.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
1-unit, detached	78.0%	36.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	47.6%
2 to 4 units	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	1.1%
20 or more units	3.2%	15.0%
Mobile home & other	9.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirby	Lackland AFB
Poverty rate	9.6%	3.0%
Average household size	2.78	3.93
Mean commute (minutes)	24	11
Median year structure built	1977	2000