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Kirkland, WA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kirkland, WA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 74,745. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet KIRKLAND-WA · Kirkland, WA 2 ZIPs · 74,745 pop · #666/25278 · King County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $158,860
  • RANK-TOP #666/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Issaquah
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 74,745
  • SPREAD-MOD 98034→98033
  • HOME-TOP $1,219,000

Nearest income peer: Issaquah, WA (+ $3,170 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Kirkland

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Kirkland on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Kirkland, WA sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

Top 3%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
74,745
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$158,860
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 2 ZIPs: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $158,860 and home value $1,219,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 67.3%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $2,417 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Washington, Snohomish is the closest lower-income city and Fall City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kirkland.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Kirkland differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 98034 has a median home value of $946,300, compared with $1,491,700 in 98033. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

98034 to 98033

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

98034 to 98033

Poverty-rate spread
0.3 points

98034 to 98033

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 98034 skews compact Kirkland

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 98034 covers about 54% of Kirkland's 74,745 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Kirkland

Citywide ZBP: 3,282 establishments, 49,095 employees , annual payroll $6,342,913k (~44 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 98033 (1,809 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (574) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Kirkland, WA

These ZIP codes sit in King County, which covers 85 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Kirkland. See the King County roll-up →

Kirkland lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing King County: Bellevue, Redmond and Sammamish earn more and Seattle, Kent and Renton earn less. Sammamish marks the far end of that range at $247,182, 56% above Kirkland.

Side-by-side: Compare 98034 vs 98033 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
98034 40,407 $135,219 1,473 1,722
98033 34,338 $182,500 1,809 1,440
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Kirkland roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Kirkland, .