Kirkland

Population: 1,497
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $187,800

Kirkland is a community in DeKalb County, Illinois, home to 1,497 residents. At $92,500, its median household income sits above DeKalb County's $69,022.

Between 2019 and 2023, Kirkland's population declined 18.9% from 1,845 to 1,497, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $142,100 to $187,800.

Households average 2.60 people. The median gross rent is $1,050.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,497
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $92,500
Median home value: $187,800
Median gross rent: $1,050
Housing units: 586
Homeownership rate: 78.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8451,497

Median household income

$65,313$92,500

Median home value

$142,100$187,800

Median gross rent

$981$1,050

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,845	$65,313	$142,100	$981
2020	1,524	$63,708	$149,400	$945
2021	1,592	$77,321	$159,000	$1,234
2022	1,493	$86,950	$176,900	$1,094
2023	1,497	$92,500	$187,800	$1,050

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 3415.9%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	95	6.3%
5 to 17	259	17.3%
18 to 24	152	10.2%
25 to 34	238	15.9%
35 to 44	186	12.4%
45 to 54	227	15.2%
55 to 64	149	10.0%
65 to 74	127	8.5%
75 and over	64	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,287	86.0%
Black or African American	5	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.2%
Two or more races	51	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	151	10.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.3%

High school graduate29.6%

Some college or associate's38.8%

Bachelor's degree14.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	8.3%
High school graduate	293	29.6%
Some college or associate's	385	38.8%
Bachelor's degree	141	14.2%
Graduate or professional degree	90	9.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	616	77.1%
Carpooled	82	10.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	9.6%
Other means	13	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	131	18.1%
15 to 29 min	273	37.8%
30 to 44 min	159	22.0%
45 to 59 min	37	5.1%
60+ min	122	16.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 4.9% (74 of 1,497)

	Count	Share
Family households	392	68.1%
Nonfamily households	184	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	576	98.3%
Vacant	10	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	452	78.5%
Renter-occupied	124	21.5%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units4.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	508	86.7%
1-unit, attached	6	1.0%
2 to 4 units	43	7.3%
5 to 19 units	29	4.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1740156
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.24 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.0902, -88.8486