Evanston vs Skokie

A side-by-side comparison of Evanston and Skokie: population, income, housing, and more.

Evanston and Skokie are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Evanston has the higher population (76,552 vs 66,427 in Skokie). Evanston has the higher median household income ($95,766 vs $93,550 in Skokie). Evanston has the higher median home value ($472,300 vs $368,600 in Skokie).

Population, income & housing

	Evanston	Skokie
Population	76,552	66,427
Median age	38.0 yrs	42.6 yrs
Median household income	$95,766	$93,550
Median home value	$472,300	$368,600
Median gross rent	$1,698	$1,491
Housing units	33,914	25,014
Homeownership rate	55.8%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	50.8%
Unemployment rate	6.3%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evanston	Skokie
Population	74,587 → 76,552 (+2.6%)	63,821 → 66,427 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$78,904 → $95,766 (+21.4%)	$73,046 → $93,550 (+28.1%)
Median home value	$391,400 → $472,300 (+20.7%)	$318,800 → $368,600 (+15.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,376 → $1,698 (+23.4%)	$1,271 → $1,491 (+17.3%)

Evanston

Population

74,58776,552

Median household income

$78,904$95,766

Median home value

$391,400$472,300

Median gross rent

$1,376$1,698

Skokie

Population

63,82166,427

Median household income

$73,046$93,550

Median home value

$318,800$368,600

Median gross rent

$1,271$1,491

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evanston	Skokie
Under 5	4.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	13.9%	16.9%
18 to 24	15.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	9.8%
35 to 44	11.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.5%	13.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	13.1%
65 to 74	10.4%	13.4%
75 and over	7.4%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evanston	Skokie
White (non-Hispanic)	58.4%	48.7%
Black or African American	14.6%	9.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	9.0%	27.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races	5.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evanston	Skokie
No high school diploma	3.6%	8.4%
High school graduate	10.6%	19.7%
Some college or associate's	15.6%	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	30.1%	30.6%
Graduate or professional degree	40.2%	20.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evanston	Skokie
Drove alone	42.0%	60.3%
Carpooled	4.1%	12.5%
Public transit	13.0%	5.5%
Walked	10.9%	2.1%
Bicycle	3.2%	1.1%
Worked from home	25.5%	16.5%
Other means	1.3%	2.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evanston	Skokie
1-unit, detached	31.9%	54.9%
1-unit, attached	5.0%	3.8%
2 to 4 units	13.7%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	18.9%	9.1%
20 or more units	30.3%	18.4%
Mobile home & other	0.2%	0.5%

Poverty & households

	Evanston	Skokie
Poverty rate	11.9%	9.6%
Average household size	2.21	2.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	27
Median year structure built	1952	1959