Kirkland vs Seattle

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

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

Seattle has the higher population (741,440 vs 91,614 in Kirkland). Kirkland has the higher median household income ($143,533 vs $121,984 in Seattle). Kirkland has the higher median home value ($1,022,500 vs $912,100 in Seattle).

Population, income & housing

	Kirkland	Seattle
Population	91,614	741,440
Median age	38.2 yrs	35.5 yrs
Median household income	$143,533	$121,984
Median home value	$1,022,500	$912,100
Median gross rent	$2,342	$1,998
Housing units	40,264	382,933
Homeownership rate	61.9%	44.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	64.4%	67.5%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kirkland	Seattle
Population	89,438 → 91,614 (+2.4%)	724,305 → 741,440 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$117,190 → $143,533 (+22.5%)	$92,263 → $121,984 (+32.2%)
Median home value	$662,300 → $1,022,500 (+54.4%)	$663,100 → $912,100 (+37.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,861 → $2,342 (+25.8%)	$1,614 → $1,998 (+23.8%)

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

Seattle

Population

724,305741,440

Median household income

$92,263$121,984

Median home value

$663,100$912,100

Median gross rent

$1,614$1,998

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kirkland	Seattle
Under 5	5.7%	4.2%
5 to 17	14.0%	9.8%
18 to 24	7.1%	10.1%
25 to 34	17.5%	24.9%
35 to 44	16.6%	16.3%
45 to 54	13.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.7%	9.8%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.7%
75 and over	5.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kirkland	Seattle
White (non-Hispanic)	65.2%	59.9%
Black or African American	1.5%	6.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	17.8%	17.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.3%
Some other race	0.9%	0.6%
Two or more races	6.4%	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kirkland	Seattle
No high school diploma	3.1%	4.3%
High school graduate	10.9%	9.5%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	18.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.0%	37.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26.4%	30.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kirkland	Seattle
Drove alone	55.8%	37.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.1%
Public transit	4.6%	13.9%
Walked	2.8%	8.3%
Bicycle	0.7%	2.5%
Worked from home	29.1%	31.3%
Other means	1.5%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kirkland	Seattle
1-unit, detached	54.2%	37.9%
1-unit, attached	5.4%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	16.6%	12.4%
20 or more units	19.2%	38.1%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Kirkland	Seattle
Poverty rate	6.0%	9.9%
Average household size	2.37	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1983	1974