Kirkland

Population & Demographics

Kirkland, WA

Kirkland is home to 92,621 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 48,851 resident workers commute each day.

WashingtonCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
92,621
people
Population

92,621 residents

Median age 38.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Kirkland population & demographics

Who lives in Kirkland — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
92,621
Median age
38.3yrs
Median household income
$150,414
Median home value
$1,115,400
Median gross rent
$2,401/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
66.3%
Poverty rate
6.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Kirkland

How Kirkland breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.3%
Asian19.3%
Hispanic or Latino7.8%
Two or more races7.3%
Black1.8%
Some other race1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%

Race across Kirkland

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Kirkland.

Kirkland at a glance
Employed Residents
48,851
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
8.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
11.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
33.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Seattle
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Kirkland proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Kirkland commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

61 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Kirkland

48,851 commutes, one dot at a time

Kirkland

Where 48,851 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Kirkland, by worker count.

1Seattle8.0 mi14,405
2Redmond3.9 mi8,301
3Bellevue7.1 mi6,757
4Kirkland0.0 mi5,646
5Bothell5.2 mi1,257
6Renton14.8 mi875
7Everett18.5 mi846
8Issaquah13.0 mi690

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Kirkland.

1Seattle8.0 mi8,782
2Kirkland0.0 mi5,646
3Bellevue7.1 mi2,795
4Redmond3.9 mi2,093
5Bothell5.2 mi1,647
6Sammamish10.2 mi1,185
7Everett18.5 mi1,158
8Renton14.8 mi1,065

Top industries

The sectors that employ Kirkland’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance20.9%
INInformation14.8%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services13.7%
RTRetail Trade8.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services6.5%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.0%
COConstruction5.7%
WSWholesale Trade4.6%
MFManufacturing3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Kirkland

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Kirkland

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