Evanston, IL

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2024 Population

76,340

US Senator

Dick Durbin

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

38.4

1.05% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

11.8%

1.15% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$96,434

0.698% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$481,200

1.88% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

37,798

0.479% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Evanston, IL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.5% of the residents in Evanston, IL are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Evanston, IL are Northwestern University (9,772 degrees awarded in 2024), Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (70 degrees), and NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia (25 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Evanston, IL was $481,200, and the homeownership rate was 56.2%.

Most people in Evanston, IL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Evanston, IL was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Evanston, IL is home to a population of 76.3k people, from which 90.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 16.1% of Evanston, IL residents were born outside of the country (12.3k people).

In 2024, there were 4.09 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (44.3k people) in Evanston, IL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10.8k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 7.17k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.5%

2024 Citizenship

90.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.5% of Evanston, IL residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Evanston, IL was 90.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Evanston, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Evanston, IL

White (Non-Hispanic)
44.3k ± 1.75k
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
10.8k ± 1.26k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
7.17k ± 835

12.3%

Hispanic Population

9.41k people

12.3% of the people in Evanston, IL are hispanic (9.41k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Evanston, IL as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Illinois.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
637,284 ± 19,101 people
India
166,788 ± 9,961 people
Poland
117,148 ± 8,364 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Illinois was Mexico, the natal country of 637,284 Illinois residents, followed by India with 166,788 and Poland with 117,148.

Foreign-Born Population

16.1%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

12.3k people

16.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

12.6k people

As of 2024, 16.1% of Evanston, IL residents (12.3k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Evanston, IL was 16.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Evanston, IL compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
513 ± 141
Gulf War (2001-)
499 ± 243
Gulf War (1990s)
308 ± 117

Evanston, IL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Evanston, IL.

Health

95.7% of the population of Evanston, IL has health coverage, with 57.9% on employee plans, 9.49% on Medicaid, 13.6% on Medicare, 14.5% on non-group plans, and 0.266% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Illinois see 1,264 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,264 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1189 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 297 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.2% under 18 years, 25.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 17.8% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

4.27%

Uninsured

57.9%

Employer Coverage

9.49%

Medicaid

13.6%

Medicare

14.5%

Non-Group

0.266%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Evanston, IL declined by 5.57% from 4.52% to 4.27%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Evanston, IL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Evanston, IL employs 37.8k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Evanston, IL were Educational Services (7,788 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,815 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,779 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($250,001), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($183,636), and Finance & Insurance ($109,583).

Employment

Occupations

37.8k

2024 Value

± 1,625

−0.479%

1 Year decline

± 6.17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Evanston, IL declined at a rate of −0.479%, from 38k employees to 37.8k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Evanston, IL, are Management Occupations (5,620 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (4,997 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (2,915 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Evanston, IL.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Illinois (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

37.8k

2024 Value

± 1,625

−0.479%

1 Year decline

± 6.17%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Evanston, IL declined at a rate of −0.479%, from 38k employees to 37.8k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Evanston, IL, are Educational Services (7,788 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (5,815 people), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (5,779 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Evanston, IL, though some of these residents may live in Evanston, IL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,025

Median earning men ± $5,420

$53,581

Median earning women ± $3,222

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($110,147), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,744), and Wholesale Trade ($103,246).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($115,246), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,250), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($91,042).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Y-Axis

2.47%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 6.03M people employed in Illinois. This represents a 2.47% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Illinois.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing the state of Illinois. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Illinois is currently represented by 17 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Evanston, IL. Showing the available data for Illinois.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.5%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.43%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Illinois went to Kamala Harris with 54.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.43%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Illinois for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Illinois

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Illinois.

Dick Durbin

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Tammy Duckworth

Senator from Illinois

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth are the senators currently representing Illinois.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Illinois over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Evanston, IL awarded 9,887 degrees. The student population of Evanston, IL in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 10,856 male students and 13,393 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Evanston, IL are White (3,613 and 48.6%), Asian (1,589 and 21.4%), Hispanic or Latino (770 and 10.4%), and Unknown (612 and 8.24%).

The largest universities in Evanston, IL by number of degrees awarded are Northwestern University (9,772 and 98.8%), Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary (70 and 0.708%), and NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia (25 and 0.253%).

The most popular majors in Evanston, IL are Management Science (1,745 and 17.6%), Digital Communication & Multimedia (607 and 6.14%), and Econometrics & Quantitative Economics (401 and 4.06%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $67,158.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Evanston, IL, the percentage of applicants admitted was 7.69%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 55.3%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 24,249 (44.8% men and 55.2% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 24,249 students enrolled in Evanston, IL, 44.8% men and 55.2% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 8,008 records, of which 55.1% were women and 44.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Management Science
1,729 degrees awarded
Digital Communication & Multimedia
430 degrees awarded
Counseling Psychology
330 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Evanston, IL was Management Science with 1,729 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Evanston, IL according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Northwestern University
9,772 degrees awarded
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
70 degrees awarded
NorthShore University HealthSystem School of Nurse Anesthesia
25 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Northwestern University with 9,772 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 4,532 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Evanston, IL, which is 0.846 times less than the 5,355 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 3,613 degrees mean that there were 2.27 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 1,589 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($67,158) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,164) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,686) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Evanston, IL was $481,200 in 2024, which is 1.45 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $472,300 to $481,200, a 1.88% increase. The homeownership rate in Evanston, IL is 56.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Evanston, IL have an average commute time of 27.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Evanston, IL is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$481,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,236

$17,807

Median Property Taxes

±$880

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Evanston, IL the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Evanston, IL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

56.2%

Homeownership

2024

62.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 56.2% of the housing units in Evanston, IL were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Evanston, IL compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$96,434

Median Household Income

± $2,339

31.7k

Number of Households

± 1,353

In 2024, the median household income of the 31.7k households in Evanston, IL grew to $96,434 from the previous year's value of $95,766.

The following chart displays the households in Evanston, IL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Evanston, IL is from Illinois.

0.471

2024 Wage GINI in Illinois

0.474

2023 Wage GINI in Illinois

In 2024, the income inequality in Illinois was 0.471 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.55% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Illinois was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Illinois in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Illinois across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (40.9%)
Worked At Home (28.5%)
Public Transit (11.6%)

In 2024, 40.9% of workers in Evanston, IL drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (28.5%) and those who used public transit to get to work (11.6%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

27.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Evanston, IL have a longer commute time (27.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Evanston, IL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Evanston, IL compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Evanston, IL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Evanston, IL have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Evanston, IL (8.12k out of 69.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Evanston, IL is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.