2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Kirkland, WA vs Richmond, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Richmond, is 55% less than it is in Kirkland and is 26% below the National Average.
- Kirkland unemployment rate is 4.7%.
- Richmond unemployment rate is 7.1%.
 Kirkland, WARichmond, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.7%7.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.6%1.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth38.4%37.1%33.5%
 Sales Taxes10.0%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$71,558$38,132$37,638
 Household Income$121,998$54,795$69,021
 Family Median Income$155,291$72,604$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kirkland, WARichmond, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K5.0%14.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.6%5.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K4.9%9.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K3.7%9.6%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K3.5%8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%8.1%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K6.8%9.3%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.4%11.3%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K18.0%11.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K13.8%5.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K27.4%7.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kirkland, WARichmond, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance25.7%16.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science21.0%7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%2.7%1.8%
 Legal0.8%1.9%1.2%
 Education, library4.9%6.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.9%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.3%6.1%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.7%3.2%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.8%2.7%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving4.9%6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance1.7%4.0%3.6%
 Personal care2.3%3.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.6%19.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair3.8%6.0%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving5.4%10.2%13.1%
Reviews for Kirkland    14 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

12 years in Kirkland. It sure changed but love it. Great waterfront, restaurants, art galleries, public transportation, parks, and schools. And only 20 minutes from  More

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Beautiful water and mountain views, enticing wailing culture, bars, restaurants and upscale shopping. Lived here for 7 years now and lookig to move to someplace sunnier  More

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Over 13 years ago

We are not living in our home in Kirkland at the moment (retired now and moving about) and we miss it. Our home is in a lovely small cul de sac and backs on to a  More

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Reviews for Richmond    109 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Lived here for a year and it’s not perfect but it’s constantly improving now (areas redevloped, more businesses, job growth). Cost of living is great compared to  More

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Over 3 years ago

We love Richmond so much that when we talk about where we'd like to live if we could live anywhere in the US, we always come back to RVA. We live in the city proper  More

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Over 3 years ago

I'm an out-of-towner but am coming up on 1 year in Richmond. I would summarize it this way: the best thing and the worst thing about Richmond is its location. I'll  More

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