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Evanston, IL (Illinois) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $448,600 (it was $229,500 in 2000)
Evanston:

$448,600
Illinois:

$251,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $281,400 - $770,000

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $655,275
Here:

$655,275
State:

$310,164

Townhouses or other attached units: $455,588
Here:

$455,588
State:

$286,230

In 2-unit structures: $403,382
Here:

$403,382
State:

$299,638

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $539,524
Here:

$539,524
State:

$330,907

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,239
Here:

$328,239
State:

$318,887

Total population: 75,658 (Urban population: 74,239, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 35,929 (33,257 occupied: 18,732 owner occupied, 14,525 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

44%
State:

33%

Housing density: 4,638 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $234,893.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,448 (lower quartile is $1,086, upper quartile is $1,886)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,929


Median gross rent in Evanston, IL in 2022: $1,561

Housing units in Evanston with a mortgage: 12,363 (1,086 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 934 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 298

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $150,140

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $119,936

Median monthly housing costs: $1,755

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Evanston, Illinois Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship:

Households: 75,538
  • Male householders: 15,775 (6,711 living alone), Female householders: 17,482 (7,266 living alone)
  • 12,323 spouses (12,021 opposite-sex spouses), 1,592 unmarried partners, (1,473 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 17,294 children (16,207 natural, 742 adopted, 345 stepchildren), 952 grandchildren, 127 brothers or sisters, 543 parents, 0 foster children, 430 other relatives, 2,383 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,637

Size of family households: 7,932 2-persons, 4,039 3-persons, 2,806 4-persons, 1,205 5-persons, 213 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 13,977 1-person, 2,423 2-persons, 344 3-persons, 214 4-persons.

8,526 married couples with children.
3,654 single-parent households (876 men, 2,778 women).

77.1% of residents of Evanston speak English at home.
7.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
6.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
2.7% of residents speak other language at home (76% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 10,400 (13.8%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.4

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.9
State:

4.1

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Evanston, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Evanston, Illinois
  • 115no bedroom
  • 1,8851 bedroom
  • 5,9082 bedrooms
  • 5,4053 bedrooms
  • 3,7784 bedrooms
  • 1,6415+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Evanston, Illinois
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1,821no bedroom
  • 4,3241 bedroom
  • 6,1132 bedrooms
  • 1,9843 bedrooms
  • 1554 bedrooms
  • 1285+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Evanston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Evanston in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,018no vehicle
  • 9,7451 vehicle
  • 6,4552 vehicles
  • 1,0393 vehicles
  • 4344 vehicles
  • 415+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Evanston in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Evanston in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,896no vehicle
  • 7,4861 vehicle
  • 2,0532 vehicles
  • 903 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Evanston, Illinois
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1151 room
  • 2052 rooms
  • 9603 rooms
  • 2,1934 rooms
  • 3,5625 rooms
  • 2,8126 rooms
  • 2,0327 rooms
  • 1,9868 rooms
  • 4,8679+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Evanston, Illinois
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Evanston, Illinois
  • 1,4101 room
  • 1,4502 rooms
  • 2,7493 rooms
  • 4,3504 rooms
  • 2,8035 rooms
  • 7286 rooms
  • 7037 rooms
  • 498 rooms
  • 2839+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Evanston, IL
  • Evanston, IL household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Evanston, IL in 2022
  • 2,686Less than $10,000
  • 1,542$10,000 to $19,999
  • 1,536$20,000 to $29,999
  • 1,774$30,000 to $39,999
  • 1,475$40,000 to $49,999
  • 1,117$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2,531$60,000 to $74,999
  • 4,430$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,771$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,455$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,721$150,000 to $199,999
  • 7,219$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Evanston, IL

  • Distribution of house value in Evanston, IL in 2022
  • 313Less than $10,000
  • 39$25,000 to $29,999
  • 5$30,000 to $34,999
  • 15$50,000 to $59,999
  • 31$60,000 to $69,999
  • 14$70,000 to $79,999
  • 71$80,000 to $89,999
  • 47$90,000 to $99,999
  • 414$100,000 to $124,999
  • 248$125,000 to $149,999
  • 563$150,000 to $174,999
  • 347$175,000 to $199,999
  • 1,324$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,453$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,825$300,000 to $399,999
  • 2,250$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,498$500,000 to $749,999
  • 2,729$750,000 to $999,999
  • 1,080$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 308$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 202$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Evanston, IL

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Evanston, IL in 2022
  • 57Less than $100
  • 66$100 to $149
  • 10$150 to $199
  • 123$200 to $249
  • 91$250 to $299
  • 109$300 to $349
  • 138$350 to $399
  • 119$400 to $449
  • 24$450 to $499
  • 79$500 to $549
  • 66$550 to $599
  • 50$600 to $649
  • 22$650 to $699
  • 61$700 to $749
  • 150$750 to $799
  • 278$800 to $899
  • 559$900 to $999
  • 2,376$1,000 to $1,249
  • 2,069$1,250 to $1,499
  • 3,489$1,500 to $1,999
  • 1,667$2,000 to $2,499
  • 716$2,500 to $2,999
  • 281$3,000 to $3,499
  • 661$3,500 or more
  • 536No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.0%
Number of people working at home: 11,516 (30.0% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 600
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 1,930
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 3,438
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 4,267
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 3,111
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,462
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 3,746
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 801
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,046
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 3,570
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,569
  • 90 or more minutes: 322
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Evanston

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 25,376 (49.1%)
  • Carpooled: 3,559 (6.9%)
  • Bus: 2,817 (5.5%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 1,974 (3.8%)
  • Long-distance train or commuter rail: 937 (1.8%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 60 (0.1%)
  • Taxi: 1,272 (2.5%)
  • Bicycle: 1,271 (2.5%)
  • Walked: 2,898 (5.6%)
  • Worked at home: 11,516 (22.3%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.5%Males
  • 3.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 17.0%Males
  • 16.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 16.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 1.8%Males
  • 1.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.3%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 1.9%Males
  • 18.5%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 2.6%Males
  • 12.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Evanston, Illinois
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Evanston, Illinois
  • 6,3802010 or later
  • 2,0102000 to 2009
  • 1,6951990 to 1999
  • 2,7261980 to 1989
  • 1,7921970 to 1979
  • 1,674Before 1970
Ancestries in Evanston, IL

First ancestries reported:

  • German: 2,643 (7.0%)
  • Polish: 1,585 (4.2%)
  • English: 1,553 (4.1%)
  • Irish: 1,530 (4.1%)
  • American: 1,208 (3.2%)
  • European: 1,154 (3.1%)
  • Jamaican: 965 (2.6%)
  • Italian: 745 (2.0%)
  • Eastern European: 513 (1.4%)
  • Russian: 478 (1.3%)
  • Haitian: 409 (1.1%)
  • Sudanese: 386 (1.0%)
  • African: 346 (0.9%)
  • Ghanaian: 339 (0.9%)
  • Scottish: 311 (0.8%)
  • Nigerian: 292 (0.8%)
  • French: 279 (0.7%)
  • British: 247 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 241 (0.6%)
  • Turkish: 240 (0.6%)
  • Northern European: 236 (0.6%)
  • Greek: 231 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 219 (0.6%)
  • Bulgarian: 201 (0.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 188 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 161 (0.4%)
  • Ukrainian: 158 (0.4%)
  • Romanian: 154 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 150 (0.4%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 139 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 125 (0.3%)
  • Lithuanian: 116 (0.3%)
  • Serbian: 112 (0.3%)
  • Hungarian: 89 (0.2%)
  • Iranian: 84 (0.2%)
  • Croatian: 78 (0.2%)
  • Austrian: 76 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 71 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 61 (0.2%)
  • Portuguese: 58 (0.2%)
  • Yugoslavian: 55 (0.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 52 (0.1%)
  • Arab: 47 (0.1%)
  • Latvian: 43 (0.1%)
  • Armenian: 40 (0.1%)
  • Albanian: 37 (0.10%)
  • Lebanese: 33 (0.09%)
  • Swiss: 29 (0.08%)
  • Australian: 28 (0.07%)
  • Danish: 26 (0.07%)
  • Slavic: 24 (0.06%)
  • Assyrian: 23 (0.06%)
  • Bahamian: 23 (0.06%)
  • Guyanese: 22 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 21 (0.06%)
  • Brazilian: 20 (0.05%)
  • Syrian: 19 (0.05%)
  • Palestinian: 16 (0.04%)
  • Belizean: 16 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 14 (0.04%)
  • Luxembourger: 14 (0.04%)
  • Kenyan: 13 (0.03%)
  • Welsh: 13 (0.03%)
  • Canadian: 11 (0.03%)
  • Iraqi: 11 (0.03%)
  • Egyptian: 8 (0.02%)
  • Alsatian: 7 (0.02%)
  • Finnish: 6 (0.02%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 5 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Evanston:

11.0% (1,371)
Illinois:

4.1% (74,364)

Mexico
Evanston:

9.2% (1,150)
Illinois:

34.7% (626,958)

India
Evanston:

7.0% (877)
Illinois:

9.2% (166,409)

Jamaica
Evanston:

5.6% (695)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,168)

Nigeria
Evanston:

4.8% (604)
Illinois:

1.2% (21,186)

Korea
Evanston:

4.4% (552)
Illinois:

2.2% (40,393)

Philippines
Evanston:

4.2% (522)
Illinois:

5.2% (93,003)

Germany
Evanston:

2.5% (308)
Illinois:

1.0% (18,753)

Russia
Evanston:

2.1% (267)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,308)

Brazil
Evanston:

1.9% (241)
Illinois:

0.5% (8,778)

Turkey
Evanston:

1.9% (232)
Illinois:

0.3% (4,823)

Poland
Evanston:

1.8% (226)
Illinois:

6.9% (124,474)

Sudan
Evanston:

1.7% (214)
Illinois:

0.1% (1,047)

Vietnam
Evanston:

1.7% (209)
Illinois:

1.2% (22,269)

Ghana
Evanston:

1.6% (205)
Illinois:

0.4% (7,043)

France
Evanston:

1.6% (197)
Illinois:

0.3% (5,895)

Colombia
Evanston:

1.6% (195)
Illinois:

0.9% (16,553)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Evanston:

1.5% (190)
Illinois:

0.5% (9,671)

Chile
Evanston:

1.5% (188)
Illinois:

0.1% (2,291)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 36,512
  • Other state: 27,106
  • Northeast: 5,517
  • Midwest: 10,866
  • South: 5,219
  • West: 5,504

79.3% of Evanston residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33.9% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 15.6% lived in Illinois.


Evanston:

79.3%
State average:

88.3%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 21
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 52
  • 5th and 6th grade: 478
  • 7th and 8th grade: 214
  • 9th grade: 70
  • 10th grade: 74
  • 11th grade: 54
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 274
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,741
  • Less than 1 year of college: 838
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,096
  • Associate degree: 654
  • Bachelor's degree: 8,726
  • Master's degree: 5,390
  • Professional school degree: 1,985
  • Doctorate degree: 1,943
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 243
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 45
  • 7th and 8th grade: 72
  • 9th grade: 49
  • 10th grade: 299
  • 11th grade: 44
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 380
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,864
  • Less than 1 year of college: 532
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 2,437
  • Associate degree: 588
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,617
  • Master's degree: 7,544
  • Professional school degree: 1,300
  • Doctorate degree: 1,930
Educational Attainment for Females
Evanston marital status for males
Evanston marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 11,039
  • One, attached: 2,097
  • Two: 2,265
  • 3 or 4: 1,585
  • 5 to 9: 5,063
  • 10 to 19: 3,106
  • 20 to 49: 4,265
  • 50 or more: 6,509
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Evanston
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Evanston, IL
  • 84.6%Utility gas
  • 12.4%Electricity
  • 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.9%No fuel used
  • 0.6%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Coal or coke
  • 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Evanston, IL
  • 69.1%Utility gas
  • 24.5%Electricity
  • 2.8%No fuel used
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,512
Here:

22.6%
Illinois:

13.3%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 203
Here:

6.6%
Illinois:

9.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7,357
Here:

85.7%
Illinois:

27.4%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability