Evanston, Illinois demographics

Evanston, IL demographics: median age 38.4; 69.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Evanston city, Illinois · Incorporated city · GEOID 1724582. The survey estimates a population of 76,340 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Evanston is 38.4 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.0 years. There are 31,705 households (±719). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.4 ±1.0	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Under 18	13,657 ±925	17.9% ±1.2 pp	21.8%	22.0%
18–34	21,746 ±1,286	28.5% ±1.7 pp	22.7%	22.8%
35–64	26,784 ±1,346	35.1% ±1.8 pp	38.5%	38.0%
65 and older	14,153 ±859	18.5% ±1.1 pp	17.0%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Male	36,896 ±872	48.3% ±1.1 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	39,444 ±873	51.7% ±1.1 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
White alone	45,802 ±1,742	60.0% ±2.3 pp	61.0%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	11,016 ±1,248	14.4% ±1.6 pp	13.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	272 ±218 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.9%
Asian alone	7,191 ±836	9.4% ±1.1 pp	6.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	31 ±26 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	3,057 ±909	4.0% ±1.2 pp	7.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	8,971 ±1,311	11.8% ±1.7 pp	10.9%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	66,932 ±1,488	87.7% ±1.9 pp	81.2%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	9,408 ±1,494	12.3% ±2.0 pp	18.8%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Married-couple family	12,757 ±571	40.2% ±1.6 pp	45.3%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	933 ±333	2.9% ±1.0 pp	4.9%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,789 ±449	8.8% ±1.4 pp	11.9%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	12,119 ±735	38.2% ±2.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	3,107 ±486	9.8% ±1.5 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Households with people under 18	7,373 ±510	23.3% ±1.5 pp	28.6%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	24,332 ±917	76.7% ±2.3 pp	71.4%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 31,705
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	12,119 ±735	38.2% ±2.2 pp	31.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	10,460 ±862	33.0% ±2.6 pp	32.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,349 ±487	13.7% ±1.5 pp	14.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	3,323 ±449	10.5% ±1.4 pp	12.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,073 ±222	3.4% ±0.7 pp	5.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	326 ±133	1.0% ±0.4 pp	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	55 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.3%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 76,340
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Native	63,999 ±1,305	83.8% ±1.7 pp	85.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	12,341 ±1,308	16.2% ±1.7 pp	14.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 73,080
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
English only	57,165 ±1,674	78.2% ±2.2 pp	76.0%	77.7%
Spanish	5,696 ±1,100	7.8% ±1.5 pp	14.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	461 ±222	0.6% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	685 ±234	0.9% ±0.3 pp	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	1,342 ±455	1.8% ±0.6 pp	2.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	1,913 ±390	2.6% ±0.5 pp	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	909 ±412	1.2% ±0.6 pp	0.3%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	1,635 ±358	2.2% ±0.5 pp	0.9%	1.1%
Vietnamese	189 ±178 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	435 ±281 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	755 ±208	1.0% ±0.3 pp	1.0%	1.1%
Arabic	437 ±263 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	1,458 ±714	2.0% ±1.0 pp	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 50,605
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,770 ±329	3.5% ±0.6 pp	9.5%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	5,494 ±787	10.9% ±1.5 pp	25.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	6,217 ±744	12.3% ±1.5 pp	19.2%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,966 ±420	3.9% ±0.8 pp	8.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	15,056 ±941	29.8% ±1.8 pp	22.6%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	20,102 ±1,018	39.7% ±1.9 pp	15.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 75,644
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Illinois	U.S.
Same house	60,509 ±1,424	80.0% ±1.9 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,519 ±1,273	9.9% ±1.7 pp	6.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	902 ±247	1.2% ±0.3 pp	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	4,538 ±625	6.0% ±0.8 pp	1.6%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	2,176 ±630	2.9% ±0.8 pp	0.6%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.3% of Evanston residents (±0.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Illinois and 8.4% nationally. 93.8% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Evanston	Illinois	U.S.	Compared with Illinois
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.3% ±0.9 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	93.8% ±0.9 pp	90.8%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.9% ±0.5 pp	4.8%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Evanston . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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