Demographics of Evanston city, Illinois

Evanston city, Illinois had 76,380 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,458 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Evanston city, in four figures

76,380
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 76,340 ±48.; −1.9%
Change since July 2020: −1,458 people.; 38.4 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $96,434 ±$2,339
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Evanston city, Illinois's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Evanston city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Evanston city, Illinois's population shrank 1.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Evanston city, Illinois's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	77,838	100.0	100.0
2021	77,618	99.7	100.2
2022	75,801	97.4	100.7
2023	75,991	97.6	101.6
2024	76,430	98.2	102.5
2025	76,380	98.1	103.1

Population of Evanston city, Illinois on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	77,838	—
2021	77,618	−220
2022	75,801	−1,817
2023	75,991	+190
2024	76,430	+439
2025	76,380	−50

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.4 ±1.0: for men 36.3 ±1.7 and for women 40.7 ±2.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Evanston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Under 5	3,260 ±536	4.3% ±0.7	5.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	10,397 ±754	13.6% ±1.0	16.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	12,078 ±1,043	15.8% ±1.4	9.1% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	18,454 ±1,178	24.2% ±1.5	26.9% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	17,998 ±994	23.6% ±1.3	25.2% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	14,153 ±859	18.5% ±1.1	17.0% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $96,434 ±$2,339, and income per person $66,712 ±$3,889, in 2024 dollars. The median is $83,390 ±$362 in Illinois and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Evanston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Illinois	United States
Under $25,000	4,265 ±500	13.5% ±1.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	4,605 ±663	14.5% ±2.1	16.0% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	3,679 ±543	11.6% ±1.7	14.8% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	3,911 ±523	12.3% ±1.6	12.6% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	4,649 ±456	14.7% ±1.4	18.0% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,138 ±355	9.9% ±1.1	10.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,458 ±489	23.5% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Evanston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Illinois	United States
All ages	8,124 ±1,129	11.8% ±1.6	11.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,341 ±489	10.0% ±3.6	15.1% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,795 ±583	12.7% ±1.5	11.0% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,988 ±454	11.1% ±2.4	10.6% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Evanston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Evanston city	Illinois	United States
Housing units	34,095 ±725	5,457,452 ±471	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.0% ±0.7	92.3% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.0% ±1.4	7.7% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.2% ±2.1	67.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.8% ±2.2	32.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$481,200 ±$20,236	$263,300 ±$797	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,762 ±$46	$1,274 ±$5	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1953 ±2	1971 ±2	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Evanston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Hispanic or Latino	9,408 ±1,494	12.3% ±2.0	18.8% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	44,304 ±1,750	58.0% ±2.3	58.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,830 ±1,257	14.2% ±1.6	13.3% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	7,173 ±835	9.4% ±1.1	5.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 85	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	5 to 57	< 0.1% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	90 to 364	0.1% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	4,327 ±647	5.7% ±0.8	3.4% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Evanston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Illinois	United States
Born in the state	37,816 ±1,194	49.5% ±1.6	66.5% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	24,722 ±1,216	32.4% ±1.6	17.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,461 ±325	1.9% ±0.4	1.3% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	12,341 ±1,308	16.2% ±1.7	14.7% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	5,126 ±582	6.7% ±0.8	7.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	7,215 ±1,096	9.5% ±1.4	7.0% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Evanston city among the places of Illinois

14th of 337 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Illinois page.

Places of Illinois near Evanston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Champaign city	89,996 ±68
Waukegan city	89,076 ±423
Cicero town	82,797 ±33
Bloomington city	78,907 ±87
Schaumburg village	76,868 ±548
Evanston city	76,340 ±48
Arlington Heights village	76,005 ±350
Bolingbrook village	74,096 ±380
Decatur city	69,815 ±547
Palatine village	66,293 ±190
Skokie village	66,219 ±46

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Evanston city, Illinois

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Illinois by median rent
No. 28 Places in Illinois by per capita income
No. 29 Places in Illinois by median home value
No. 50 Places in Illinois by poverty rate
No. 74 Places in Illinois by foreign-born share
No. 87 Places in Illinois by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026