Kirkland is a medium-sized coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Washington. With a population of 44,986 people and eight constituent neighborhoods, Kirkland is the 16th largest community in Washington.

Kirkland is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.99% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Kirkland is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kirkland who work in management occupations (15.29%), office and administrative support jobs (14.74%), and sales jobs (13.21%).

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

Kirkland, 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, Kirkland is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates." While both of these categories describe educated professionals, urban sophisticates are quite a different demographic. Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

One of the nice things about Kirkland is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Kirkland Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Kirkland, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Kirkland is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 47.40% 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 Kirkland in 2000 was $38,903, which is wealthy relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $155,612 for a family of four. However, Kirkland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Kirkland is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kirkland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Kirkland is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Kirkland include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, Italian, Swedish, Scottish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Kirkland is English. Some people also speak Spanish.