Population

76,380

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$481,200

Owner-occupied units

Evanston, IL

Illinois · 42.046° N, 87.694° W · 8 sq mi

Evanston is a city in Illinois, with a population of 76,380 and about 9,819 residents per square mile. The median household earns $96,434 a year, and the median home is worth $481,200.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

8 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

9,819

People per square mile

Rank by population

#530

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#846

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$96,434

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,762

Per month

Homeownership

56.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

27.5 min

One way

People

Median age

38.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

69.5%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

16.2%

Households

31,705

2.17 people each

Climate · 2021–2025 average

Clear days 21^/yr Mostly or fully clear sky

Days with rain 161^/yr 0.01 in or more

Days with snow 44^/yr

Days above 90° 10^/yr

Below freezing 100^/yr

Annual rainfall 38.8ⁱⁿ Inches per year, scaled to 70 in — the rows above count days

Warmest month

July

Average high 81°F

Coldest month

January

Average low 19°F

What people here do for work

Education & health care 36^%

Professional & business services 17.8^%

Retail trade 8.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 7.6^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Illinois

Name

Lukas Walton

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Chicago

Source of wealth

Walmart

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Illinois · private sector

Employer

Advocate Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Illinois

Company

Archer Daniels Midland

Revenue

$85.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Chicago

Ticker

ADM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

State of Illinois

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Violet

State capital

Springfield

Nickname

The Prairie State

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