What is the population of Evanston city?

Evanston city has 76,552 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #14 of 1,462 in Illinois.

What is the median household income in Evanston city?

Median household income in Evanston city is $95,766 a year, 21.9% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Evanston city?

Median gross rent is $1,698 a month and the median home value is $472,300, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.

Is Evanston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Evanston city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Evanston, IL population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Evanston, Illinois (Evanston, IL — Census place “Evanston city”) is 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. Looking for the Evanston Illinois ZIP code list? 3 ZIP codes serve Evanston, IL: 60201, 60202, 60208.

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

Evanston ZIP codes (Illinois)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Evanston.

The Evanston IL ZIP code list below covers 3 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

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

Evanston city, IL in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Evanston city is a small city in Illinois, with 76,552 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #14 of 1,462 ranked by population — larger than 99% of them. The median age here is 38 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Evanston city earn a median of $95,766 a year, 21.9% above the national figure of $78,538 and 29% above the $74,244 median for the 698 Illinois cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 11.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Evanston city is valued at $472,300, 55.7% above the national figure and 164% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,698 a month, 20.8% above the national figure, or roughly $20,376 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 21.3% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 55.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Evanston city?: Evanston city has 76,552 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #14 of 1,462 in Illinois.
What is the median household income in Evanston city?: Median household income in Evanston city is $95,766 a year, 21.9% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Evanston city?: Median gross rent is $1,698 a month and the median home value is $472,300, so rent absorbs about 21.3% of median household income.
Is Evanston city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 4.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Evanston city is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 21.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Evanston city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.