Kirkwood is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 27,270 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Kirkwood is the 23rd largest community in Missouri.

Kirkwood is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 89.35% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kirkwood is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kirkwood who work in management occupations (14.31%), sales jobs (14.06%), and office and administrative support jobs (12.42%).

Of important note, Kirkwood is also a city of artists. Kirkwood has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Kirkwood's character.

Also of interest is that Kirkwood has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Kirkwood, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Kirkwood is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Residents of Kirkwood by-and-large get to work each day by driving: 96.7% use their own cars for their daily commute, making it a very car-oriented city. While Kirkwood may be a convenient place for driving around town, the negative aspect of this is that places that are suitable for walking or bicycling to and from work or stores may be few and far between. In general, car-oriented communities emphasize roads and convenience of driving, but not have a lot of walking-friendly areas to get from home to work, and tend not to have a lot of public transportation options.

Kirkwood Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Kirkwood, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Kirkwood is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 51.50% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Kirkwood in 2000 was $32,012, which is wealthy relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $128,048 for a family of four.

The people who call Kirkwood home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kirkwood is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kirkwood include German, Irish, English, Italian, French, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Kirkwood is English.