Bellevue vs Kirkland

A side-by-side comparison of Bellevue and Kirkland: population, income, housing, and more.

Bellevue and Kirkland are places in Washington. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bellevue has the higher population (151,199 vs 91,614 in Kirkland). Bellevue has the higher median household income ($161,300 vs $143,533 in Kirkland). Bellevue has the higher median home value ($1,203,100 vs $1,022,500 in Kirkland).

Population, income & housing

	Bellevue	Kirkland
Population	151,199	91,614
Median age	38.3 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$161,300	$143,533
Median home value	$1,203,100	$1,022,500
Median gross rent	$2,505	$2,342
Housing units	65,536	40,264
Homeownership rate	51.9%	61.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.4%	64.4%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bellevue	Kirkland
Population	144,403 → 151,199 (+4.7%)	89,438 → 91,614 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$120,456 → $161,300 (+33.9%)	$117,190 → $143,533 (+22.5%)
Median home value	$809,200 → $1,203,100 (+48.7%)	$662,300 → $1,022,500 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,947 → $2,505 (+28.7%)	$1,861 → $2,342 (+25.8%)

Bellevue

Population

144,403151,199

Median household income

$120,456$161,300

Median home value

$809,200$1,203,100

Median gross rent

$1,947$2,505

Kirkland

Population

89,43891,614

Median household income

$117,190$143,533

Median home value

$662,300$1,022,500

Median gross rent

$1,861$2,342

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bellevue	Kirkland
Under 5	4.7%	5.7%
5 to 17	15.3%	14.0%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	18.2%	17.5%
35 to 44	15.7%	16.6%
45 to 54	13.5%	13.2%
55 to 64	11.5%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.7%	9.0%
75 and over	6.8%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bellevue	Kirkland
White (non-Hispanic)	42.4%	65.2%
Black or African American	2.1%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	40.9%	17.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.1%
Some other race	0.6%	0.9%
Two or more races	5.0%	6.4%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	7.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bellevue	Kirkland
No high school diploma	4.3%	3.1%
High school graduate	8.4%	10.9%
Some college or associate's	15.9%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	36.2%	38.0%
Graduate or professional degree	35.2%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bellevue	Kirkland
Drove alone	47.0%	55.8%
Carpooled	7.3%	5.6%
Public transit	5.9%	4.6%
Walked	4.8%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.7%
Worked from home	32.8%	29.1%
Other means	1.7%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bellevue	Kirkland
1-unit, detached	47.2%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	5.4%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	4.6%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	16.6%
20 or more units	29.8%	19.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Bellevue	Kirkland
Poverty rate	7.3%	6.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.37
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1981	1983