Evanston is home to 23,275 people. That puts it in the top 3% of US metro areas for household income. There are 7 people per square mile. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 78% of homes are owner-occupied. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $82,531, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 37.2
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 93%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Evanston
What changed most since 1990
White share95.0% → 86.5%(−8.5 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$139,247 → $295,042(+112%)US over the same years: +67%
Median age26.9 → 37.2(+10.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Among the 10 metro and micro areas based in Wyoming
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)34.9%(404)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(209)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.6%(389)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.4%(120)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,157 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Evanston, decade by decade
Evanston population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
20,430
$78,138
$139,247
14.4%
12.0
2000
21,703
$80,357
$152,489
15.6%
17.2
2010
23,382
$83,432
$239,713
17.8%
24.9
2020
22,960
$86,690
$223,247
19.4%
31.2
2024
23,275
$82,531
$295,042
23.1%
30.2
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
