Evergreen Park

Population: 19,498
Median household income: $95,738
Median home value: $255,700

Evergreen Park, a community in Cook County, Illinois, has 19,498 residents. The median household income of $95,738 is above the Cook County median ($81,797).

From 2019 to 2023, Evergreen Park's population held roughly steady from 19,479 to 19,498, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $193,300 to $255,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 53.2% of the population. 69.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,498
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,738
Median home value: $255,700
Median gross rent: $1,425
Housing units: 7,707
Homeownership rate: 83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,47919,498

Median household income

$75,657$95,738

Median home value

$193,300$255,700

Median gross rent

$1,182$1,425

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,479	$75,657	$193,300	$1,182
2020	19,290	$79,396	$200,900	$1,160
2021	19,884	$85,328	$212,600	$1,160
2022	19,730	$92,266	$244,000	$1,209
2023	19,498	$95,738	$255,700	$1,425

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

Age distribution

Under 510.9%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over3.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,119	10.9%
5 to 17	3,007	15.4%
18 to 24	1,070	5.5%
25 to 34	2,835	14.5%
35 to 44	2,348	12.0%
45 to 54	2,577	13.2%
55 to 64	2,573	13.2%
65 to 74	2,204	11.3%
75 and over	765	3.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,379	53.2%
Black or African American	4,328	22.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.1%
Asian	541	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	99	0.5%
Two or more races	527	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,607	18.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate20.0%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree26.9%

Graduate or professional degree16.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	845	6.4%
High school graduate	2,654	20.0%
Some college or associate's	4,099	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,573	26.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,131	16.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit5.9%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,560	69.3%
Carpooled	581	6.1%
Public transit	558	5.9%
Walked	202	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,354	14.3%
Other means	206	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,879	23.2%
15 to 29 min	1,842	22.7%
30 to 44 min	2,246	27.7%
45 to 59 min	1,066	13.1%
60+ min	1,074	13.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 5.3% (1,018 of 19,385)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,083	69.4%
Nonfamily households	2,245	30.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,328	95.1%
Vacant	379	4.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,109	83.4%
Renter-occupied	1,219	16.6%

1-unit, detached85.8%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units9.2%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,610	85.8%
1-unit, attached	105	1.4%
2 to 4 units	169	2.2%
5 to 19 units	711	9.2%
20 or more units	112	1.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1724634
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.16 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 41.7213, -87.7013

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