Kirkwood

Population: 503
Median household income: $56,477
Median home value: $298,200

Kirkwood is a community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, home to 503 residents. At $56,477, its median household income sits below Lancaster County's $83,703.

From 2019 to 2023, Kirkwood's population grew 22.4% from 411 to 503, while its median home value rose 13.8% from $262,100 to $298,200.

20.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 78.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 503
Median age: 24.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,477
Median home value: $298,200
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 113
Homeownership rate: 78.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

411503

Median household income

$66,667$56,477

Median home value

$262,100$298,200

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	411	$66,667	$262,100
2020	377	$66,500	$238,900
2021	316	—	$237,500
2022	327	—	$248,700
2023	503	$56,477	$298,200

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

Age distribution

Under 512.1%

5 to 1726.0%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.7%

55 to 645.2%

65 to 740.8%

75 and over14.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	12.1%
5 to 17	131	26.0%
18 to 24	73	14.5%
25 to 34	18	3.6%
35 to 44	54	10.7%
45 to 54	64	12.7%
55 to 64	26	5.2%
65 to 74	4	0.8%
75 and over	72	14.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	503	100.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.2%

High school graduate25.2%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	79	33.2%
High school graduate	60	25.2%
Some college or associate's	51	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	37	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	11	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone61.5%

Carpooled24.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	83	61.5%
Carpooled	33	24.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	10.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	33.1%
15 to 29 min	64	52.9%
30 to 44 min	11	9.1%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	6	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 4.45
Poverty rate: 45.7% (230 of 503)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	94.7%
Nonfamily households	6	5.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	113	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	89	78.8%
Renter-occupied	24	21.2%

1-unit, detached85.0%

1-unit, attached9.7%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96	85.0%
1-unit, attached	11	9.7%
2 to 4 units	6	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4239944
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.22 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.8471, -76.0834