Evanston, Illinois Neighborhood Info

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Evanston, Illinois QuickFacts

	Evanston, Illinois	United States
Total population	74,239	281,421,906
State	Illinois
City	evanston

Evanston, Illinois Population

	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
Male	34,967	47.1%	49.06%
Female	39,272	52.9%	50.94%
Median age (years)	32.5		35.3

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	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
18 years and over	59,238	79.79%	74.31%
21 years and over	52,807	71.13%	69.97%
62 years and over	9,396	12.66%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,014	10.79%	12.43%

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	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
White	48,429	65.23%	75.14%
Black or African American	16,704	22.5%	12.32%
Asian	4,524	6.09%	3.64%
Some other race	2,320	3.13%	5.46%
Two or more races	2,262	3.05%	2.43%

Evanston, Illinois Housing

	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
Total households	29,651		105,480,101
Family households (families)	15,963	53.84%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	13,688	46.16%	31.94%

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	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
Total housing units	30,817		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,166	3.78%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	29,651	96.22%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	15,612	50.66%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	14,039	45.56%	30.77%

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	Evanston, Illinois	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	26	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	292	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,078	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,426	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	2,152	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	2,906	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	1,520	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	197	0.57%
Median (dollars)	290,800	119,600

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	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,419	25.02%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,497	32.03%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	4,378	14.77%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,862	13.02%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,344	7.91%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,151	7.25%	9.65%

Evanston, Illinois Education

	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	27,190		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,640	6.03%	6.47%
Kindergarten	824	3.03%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	6,635	24.4%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,330	12.25%	21.38%
College or graduate school	14,761	54.29%	22.81%

Evanston, Illinois Economy

	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
Population 16 years and over	60,908		217,168,077
In labor force	41,086	67.46%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	41,079	67.44%	63.39%
- - Employed	38,220	62.75%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	2,859	4.69%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	7.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	7	0.01%	0.53%
Not in labor force	19,822	32.54%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	32,548	53.44%	51.66%
In labor force	20,663	33.92%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	20,663	33.92%	29.65%
- - Employed	19,384	31.83%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	4,772	7.83%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,929		12,787,501

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	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	29,675		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,509	8.45%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,214	4.09%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,704	9.11%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,601	8.76%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	4,191	14.12%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,327	17.95%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	3,420	11.52%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,015	13.53%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,588	5.35%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	2,106	7.1%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	56,335		41,994

	Evanston, Illinois	%, Evanston, Illinois	United States
With earnings	25,633	42.08%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	78,944		56,604
With Social Security income	5,776	9.48%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,791		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	697	1.14%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,122		6,320
With public assistance income	624	1.02%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,020		3,032
With retirement income	3,696	6.07%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	23,196		17,376

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