Kirkland vs Redmond

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

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

Kirkland has the higher population (91,614 vs 75,721 in Redmond). Redmond has the higher median household income ($162,099 vs $143,533 in Kirkland). Redmond has the higher median home value ($1,091,700 vs $1,022,500 in Kirkland).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Redmond
Population	91,614	75,721
Median age	38.2 yrs	35.0 yrs
Median household income	$143,533	$162,099
Median home value	$1,022,500	$1,091,700
Median gross rent	$2,342	$2,343
Housing units	40,264	33,884
Homeownership rate	61.9%	45.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.4%	74.7%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Redmond
Population	89,438 → 91,614 (+2.4%)	65,558 → 75,721 (+15.5%)
Median household income	$117,190 → $143,533 (+22.5%)	$132,188 → $162,099 (+22.6%)
Median home value	$662,300 → $1,022,500 (+54.4%)	$703,000 → $1,091,700 (+55.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,861 → $2,342 (+25.8%)	$1,929 → $2,343 (+21.5%)

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

Redmond

Population

65,55875,721

Median household income

$132,188$162,099

Median home value

$703,000$1,091,700

Median gross rent

$1,929$2,343

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Redmond
Under 5	5.7%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.9%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	21.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	18.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	11.4%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.0%
65 to 74	9.0%	5.9%
75 and over	5.2%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Redmond
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	46.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	17.8%	39.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	6.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Redmond
No high school diploma	3.1%	2.5%
High school graduate	10.9%	6.3%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	16.6%
Bachelor's degree	38.0%	36.8%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	37.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Redmond
Drove alone	55.8%	47.8%
Carpooled	5.6%	6.3%
Public transit	4.6%	6.1%
Walked	2.8%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.8%
Worked from home	29.1%	35.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Redmond
1-unit, detached	54.2%	38.3%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	13.4%
20 or more units	19.2%	30.2%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Redmond
Poverty rate	6.0%	5.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1983	1991