Kirkwood, NY Housing Market & City Data

Explore key insights and real experiences from people who call Kirkwood home. Use the data below as a starting point to compare and discover what makes this city a great place to live.

5,602
Population Estimate
$121,911
Median Home Value
92.5%
Employment Rate
19.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$146
Median Listing Price$239,000
Median Days on Market44
Active Listings8
New Listings4
Total Listings (Active + Pending)15
Avg Listing Price$258,975
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-13%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-13%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.06
Family Dual Income45.4
Median Household Income$55,235
Median Individual Income$29,066
Home Ownership74.7%
Home Value$121,911
Median Rent$782
Rent Burden34.8%
Poverty14.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED11.9%
  • Highschool Education32.0%
  • Some College36.5%
  • Bachelors Degree12.3%
  • Graduate Degree7.2%
  • Total College or Above19.5%
  • Stem Degree53.6%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.8%
  • Female52.2%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married48.4%
  • Divorced16.3%
  • Never Married28.7%
  • Widowed6.7%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityKirkwood
State IDNY
Population5,602

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1826.1%
19–298.7%
30–399.6%
40–4913.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.7%
60–6913.3%
70–799.9%
80+3.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation56.0%
Unemployment Rate7.5%
Disabled17.8%

ETHNICITY

White91.9%
Black4.3%
Asian2.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.7%
Multiple0.2%

OTHER

Hispanic8.2%
Limited English1.4%
Health Uninsured5.1%
Veteran8.0%

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