Population

97,410

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$1,115,400

Owner-occupied units

Kirkland, WA

Washington · 47.697° N, 122.204° W · 18 sq mi

Kirkland is a city in Washington, with a population of 97,410 and about 5,471 residents per square mile. The median household earns $150,414 a year, and the median home is worth $1,115,400.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

18 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,471

People per square mile

Rank by population

#370

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#690

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$150,414

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$2,401

Per month

Homeownership

60.8%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.9 min

One way

People

Median age

38.3

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

66.3%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

26.3%

Households

38,771

2.35 people each

What people here do for work

Professional & business services 29^%

Education & health care 17.6^%

Retail trade 10.3^%

Finance, insurance & real estate 7.4^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Washington

Name

Steve Ballmer

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$118B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Hunts Point

Source of wealth

Microsoft

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Washington · private sector

Employer

Amazon

Sector

Retail & cloud

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Washington

Company

Amazon

Revenue

$638.0B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Seattle

Ticker

AMZN

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Washington

State bird

Willow Goldfinch

State flower

Coast Rhododendron

State capital

Olympia

Nickname

The Evergreen State

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Sammamish, WA10 mi · 66,110
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