Evanston

Population: 76,552
Median household income: $95,766
Median home value: $472,300

Evanston is a community in Cook County, Illinois, home to 76,552 residents. Its median household income of $95,766 runs above the Cook County figure of $81,797.

From 2019 to 2023, Evanston's population grew 2.6% from 74,587 to 76,552, while its median home value rose 20.7% from $391,400 to $472,300.

Owners occupy 55.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 76,552
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $95,766
Median home value: $472,300
Median gross rent: $1,698
Housing units: 33,914
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 70.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

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

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	74,587	$78,904	$391,400	$1,376
2020	73,979	$82,335	$409,900	$1,433
2021	78,454	$87,345	$410,600	$1,526
2022	77,181	$93,188	$454,600	$1,625
2023	76,552	$95,766	$472,300	$1,698

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,397	4.4%
5 to 17	10,659	13.9%
18 to 24	11,888	15.5%
25 to 34	10,016	13.1%
35 to 44	8,885	11.6%
45 to 54	8,811	11.5%
55 to 64	9,268	12.1%
65 to 74	7,983	10.4%
75 and over	5,645	7.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44,733	58.4%
Black or African American	11,195	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.0%
Asian	6,889	9.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	13	0.0%
Some other race	318	0.4%
Two or more races	3,921	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9,446	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate10.6%

Some college or associate's15.6%

Bachelor's degree30.1%

Graduate or professional degree40.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,799	3.6%
High school graduate	5,353	10.6%
Some college or associate's	7,878	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	15,215	30.1%
Graduate or professional degree	20,363	40.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone42.0%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit13.0%

Walked10.9%

Bicycle3.2%

Worked from home25.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,660	42.0%
Carpooled	1,514	4.1%
Public transit	4,832	13.0%
Walked	4,082	10.9%
Bicycle	1,181	3.2%
Worked from home	9,517	25.5%
Other means	493	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,203	25.9%
15 to 29 min	7,876	28.4%
30 to 44 min	6,300	22.7%
45 to 59 min	3,482	12.5%
60+ min	2,901	10.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 11.9% (8,289 of 69,695)

	Count	Share
Family households	16,587	52.8%
Nonfamily households	14,800	47.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,387	92.5%
Vacant	2,527	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	17,524	55.8%
Renter-occupied	13,863	44.2%

1-unit, detached31.9%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units13.7%

5 to 19 units18.9%

20 or more units30.3%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,835	31.9%
1-unit, attached	1,695	5.0%
2 to 4 units	4,640	13.7%
5 to 19 units	6,414	18.9%
20 or more units	10,274	30.3%
Mobile home & other	56	0.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1724582
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.78 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 42.0464, -87.6944

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