Evanston.
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19 tracts·76K people·$481K median·9,813/mi²
White 58 · Black 14 · Hispanic 12 · Asian 9 · Multiracial 6 · Other 0
Married couple 40 · Living alone 38 · Other 22
Health 49 · Professional 13 · Leisure 11 · Retail 10 · Public admin 8 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 65 · Sales · office 15 · Service 13 · Production · transport 5 · Construction · maintenance 1
Drive alone 41 · Work from home 28 · Walk 13 · Transit 11 · Carpool 7 · Bike 3
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Evanston is $481,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Evanston has 76,340 residents across 19 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.4; the population is 58.0% White, 14.2% Black, 12.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 5.7% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 69.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 11.8% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Orrington Elem School (56%), Dewey Elem School (53%) and Kingsley Elementary School (53%) lead the elementary schools; Haven Middle School (53%), Nichols Middle School (52%) and Chute Middle School (44%) lead the middle schools; Evanston Twp High School is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,762/month, 12% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Evanston is $96,434 a year, 12% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Evanston, median rent is $1,762/month and the median home value is $481,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Evanston reported 1.7 violent crimes and 31.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 21°F; there are 92 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 39 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Evanston are cold wave (98), tornado (97) and heat wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Evanston, 12.9% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).