Kirkland vs Renton

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

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

Renton has the higher population (105,279 vs 91,614 in Kirkland). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($143,533 vs $96,626 in Renton). Kirkland has the higher median home value ($1,022,500 vs $631,400 in Renton).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Renton
Population	91,614	105,279
Median age	38.2 yrs	36.5 yrs
Median household income	$143,533	$96,626
Median home value	$1,022,500	$631,400
Median gross rent	$2,342	$1,923
Housing units	40,264	43,066
Homeownership rate	61.9%	54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.4%	39.0%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Renton
Population	89,438 → 91,614 (+2.4%)	101,484 → 105,279 (+3.7%)
Median household income	$117,190 → $143,533 (+22.5%)	$77,739 → $96,626 (+24.3%)
Median home value	$662,300 → $1,022,500 (+54.4%)	$400,500 → $631,400 (+57.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,861 → $2,342 (+25.8%)	$1,543 → $1,923 (+24.6%)

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

Renton

Population

101,484105,279

Median household income

$77,739$96,626

Median home value

$400,500$631,400

Median gross rent

$1,543$1,923

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Renton
Under 5	5.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	14.0%	14.1%
18 to 24	7.1%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.5%	18.8%
35 to 44	16.6%	14.9%
45 to 54	13.2%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	11.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.8%
75 and over	5.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Renton
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	40.4%
Black or African American	1.5%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	17.8%	25.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.7%
Some other race	0.9%	0.7%
Two or more races	6.4%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Renton
No high school diploma	3.1%	10.3%
High school graduate	10.9%	20.4%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	30.3%
Bachelor's degree	38.0%	25.4%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Renton
Drove alone	55.8%	63.0%
Carpooled	5.6%	9.5%
Public transit	4.6%	4.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.2%
Worked from home	29.1%	20.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Renton
1-unit, detached	54.2%	50.5%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	15.2%
20 or more units	19.2%	18.5%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.8%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Renton
Poverty rate	6.0%	7.8%
Average household size	2.37	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	24	30
Median year structure built	1983	1989