Kirkwood is a city of 218 people in California. The median age is 53.3, about 14 years above the US median. This is an unusually credentialed place: 78% of adults have a four-year degree. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 122 people. The typical home is worth $783,300. The poverty rate is 29.4%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Older
median age 53.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
78% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Owner-heavy
73% owner-occupied
US average: 65%
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kirkwood
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants15.8% → 73.3%(+57.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Median age21.7 → 53.3(+31.6 years)US over the same years: +3.7 years
Adults with a bachelor's degree34.6% → 77.9%(+43.3 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 17 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Kirkwood, decade by decade
Kirkwood population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
96
$84,252
$1,821,657+
34.6%
34.7
2010
158
$69,274
$864,869
62.5%
15.1
2020
190
$150,495
$442,031
60.7%
37.1
2024
218
–
$783,300
77.9%
66.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
