Illinois · Census place 24582
Evanston city, IL
Quick answer
Evanston city has 76,552 residents, ranking #14 of 1462 places in Illinois. Median household income is $95,766, the median home is worth $472,300 and median gross rent runs $1,698 a month.
- Population
- 76,552Evanston city residents
- Median household income
- $95,766Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $472,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,698Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Evanston city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Evanston city median would spend about 21.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.9% of residents and 55.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Palatine village 66,548
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