Evanston vs Lyman

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

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

Evanston has the higher population (11,803 vs 1,777 in Lyman). Lyman has the higher median household income ($101,080 vs $76,569 in Evanston). Lyman has the higher median home value ($267,500 vs $236,400 in Evanston).

Population, income & housing

	Evanston	Lyman
Population	11,803	1,777
Median age	35.9 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$76,569	$101,080
Median home value	$236,400	$267,500
Median gross rent	$841	$1,071
Housing units	5,286	677
Homeownership rate	70.9%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.9%	30.4%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Evanston	Lyman
Population	11,848 → 11,803 (-0.4%)	2,285 → 1,777 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$58,566 → $76,569 (+30.7%)	$82,083 → $101,080 (+23.1%)
Median home value	$169,400 → $236,400 (+39.6%)	$191,200 → $267,500 (+39.9%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $841 (+24.4%)	$855 → $1,071 (+25.3%)

Evanston

Population

11,84811,803

Median household income

$58,566$76,569

Median home value

$169,400$236,400

Median gross rent

$676$841

Lyman

Population

2,2851,777

Median household income

$82,083$101,080

Median home value

$191,200$267,500

Median gross rent

$855$1,071

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Evanston	Lyman
Under 5	5.9%	6.9%
5 to 17	21.5%	28.3%
18 to 24	7.6%	5.6%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.6%	18.7%
45 to 54	11.2%	10.5%
55 to 64	11.4%	9.1%
65 to 74	9.7%	13.0%
75 and over	7.0%	1.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Evanston	Lyman
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	86.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Evanston	Lyman
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.4%
High school graduate	35.7%	24.2%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	39.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.3%	23.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Evanston	Lyman
Drove alone	78.7%	68.8%
Carpooled	12.6%	16.9%
Public transit	0.4%	3.2%
Walked	3.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.3%	10.6%
Other means	0.6%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Evanston	Lyman
1-unit, detached	56.4%	66.8%
1-unit, attached	11.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	4.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.9%	32.5%

Poverty & households

	Evanston	Lyman
Poverty rate	6.8%	6.0%
Average household size	2.61	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1983	1984